Carex (genus)

A Sedge at Bruce, ACT

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Identification history

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

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User's notes

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

2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

7 Jan 2018

I think the seed-head is of an annual brome grass species. The sedge is a carex probably Carex inversa

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

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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Location information

Coordinates 149.081367 -35.246404
Maps Gossan Hill Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill
Places Bruce, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
3 Jan 2018 01:47 PM Recorded on
michelle.nairn Recorded by
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michelle.nairn Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes Plants

Additional information

10cm to 30cm Plant height

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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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania