[2] It is typically found in temperate forests of Eurasia, from the Pyrenees to the Russian Far East.

[1] It is the main host plant for the woodland brown butterfly, Lopinga achine.

[3] Carex alba is a species of sedge, typically growing in thick clumps between 15–30 cm (5.9–11.8 in) in height.

Stems are slender, trigonous, smooth; with sheaths that are leafless at the base.

[4] Carex alba favours dry, wooded areas,[5] temperate pine forests and slopes.