Carex appressa

Tall Sedge at O'Connor, ACT

Carex appressa at O'Connor, ACT - 8 Nov 2020 11:52 AM
Carex appressa at O'Connor, ACT - 8 Nov 2020 11:52 AM
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Identification history

Carex appressa 11 Nov 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Carex appressa 11 Nov 2020 mcosgrove
Unidentified 11 Nov 2020 ConBoekel

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Growing along a depression. Leaves have a 'gutter' on the upper side. The leaves full raspy when an attempt is made to slide the fingers down them. The upper part of the flower stem is raspy. The lower part is smooth. The foliage looks more yellow than the above images depict.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
  • True In flower

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
  • 322 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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