Carex appressa

Tall Sedge at Dunlop, ACT

Carex appressa at Dunlop, ACT - 1 Apr 2020
Carex appressa at Dunlop, ACT - 1 Apr 2020
Carex appressa at Dunlop, ACT - 1 Apr 2020
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Identification history

Carex appressa 5 May 2020 MichaelBedingfield
Carex appressa 4 May 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 4 Apr 2020 MattM

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Growing on moist flat. Triangular stems. Is this Carex appressa?

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 1 Apr 2020 06:14 AM Recorded on
  • MattM Recorded by

Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Carex appressa Scientific name
  • Tall Sedge Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1567.86m Recorded at altitude
  • 306 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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