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Sighting 4207099

Carex polyantha

A Sedge at Paddys River, ACT

Carex polyantha at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Apr 2019 01:24 PM
Carex polyantha at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Apr 2019 01:24 PM
Carex polyantha at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Apr 2019 01:24 PM
Carex polyantha at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Apr 2019 01:24 PM
Carex polyantha at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Apr 2019 01:24 PM
Carex polyantha at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Apr 2019 01:24 PM
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Identification history

Carex polyantha 19 Apr 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Carex polyantha 19 Apr 2019 JaneR

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User's notes

Very dense tussock perched on gravel bar. No fruits evident, just a few senescent inflorescences present. Leaves scabrid margins, stem triangular. Occurring occasionally, in dense clumps of 1-5 tussocks, on high sand or gravel or rocky bars in main flowpath of Paddy's river,

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Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

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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