''Carex leersii'', the grassland sedge or many-leaved sedge, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family

Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' w ...

. It is native to the

Atlas Mountains The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. It separates the Sahara Desert from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; the name "Atlantic" is derived from the mountain range. It stretches around through Moroc ...

in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, the Altai and the western Himalayas, and has been introduced to New Zealand. It is a member of the ''

Carex muricata ''Carex muricata'', the rough sedge or prickly sedge (a name it shares with other species), is a species of ''Carex'' found in Europe and western Asia as far as the Himalayas. It has been introduced elsewhere. Poorly studied, ''Carex muricata'' ...

'' group, and prefers to grow in sunny, relatively dry locations.

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leersii Flora of Morocco Flora of Algeria Flora of Europe Flora of the Caucasus Flora of Western Asia Flora of Central Asia Flora of Altai (region) Flora of West Himalaya Plants described in 1870 {{Carex-stub