Carex (genus)

A Sedge at Bruce, ACT

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Carex (genus) MichaelMulvaney 25 May 2018
Carex inversa MichaelMulvaney 6 Jan 2018
Unverified michelle.nairn 5 Jan 2018

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Some form of sedge growing in defined patches on Gossan Hill Nature Reserve.

2 comments

   7 Jan 2018
I think the seed-head is of an annual brome grass species. The sedge is a carex probably Carex inversa
   6 Feb 2018
Michelle, could you possibly get a close-up of the seed-head of the sedge?
See this page for Carex inversa:
http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/4657

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Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 3 Jan 2018 01:47 PM Recorded on
  • michelle.nairn Recorded by
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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Species information

  • Carex (genus) Scientific name
  • A Sedge Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1725.73m Recorded at altitude

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