Carex polyantha

A Sedge at Greenway, ACT

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Identification history

	Carex polyantha	3 Mar 2016	MichaelBedingfield
	Carex polyantha	3 Mar 2016	RussellB

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User's notes

A very interesting looking rush/sedge, which appears to have a tree-like trunk. I couldn't get any closer to it because of the water and the blackberries on the shore.

3 comments

RussellB wrote:

3 Mar 2016

Hi Michael,
As you say, from the distance it is a bit tricky to be sure, but I think it is probably Carex polyantha. The 'trunk' will be an artefact of the soil being washed away around a very thick root mass, leaving it looking like a grass-tree. There are some old inflorescences that are branched, combined with the length of the leaves, C. polyantha would be likely, and I note that the Carex has been recorded nearby.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

4 Mar 2016

Thanks Russell,
Your conclusion seems quite sound, so I've confirmed it as Carex polyantha. I will revisit next Spring when there should be some fresh inflorescences for further verification.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

18 Nov 2016

I revisited this specimen today and feel confident it is Carex polyantha.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.051878 -35.424344
Altitude 531.7m
Maps Pine Island to Point Hut
Places Greenway, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
1 Mar 2016 07:40 PM Recorded on
MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes Plants

Species information

Carex polyantha Scientific name
A Sedge Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1265.9m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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