Carex polyantha
A Sedge at Greenway, ACT
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| Carex polyantha | MichaelBedingfield | 3 Mar 2016 | |
| Carex polyantha | RussellB | 3 Mar 2016 |
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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
18 Nov 2016
I revisited this specimen today and feel confident it is Carex polyantha.
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
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes Plants Carex polyantha
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
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