Cyperus congestus

Dense Flat-sedge at Acton, ACT

Cyperus congestus at Acton, ACT - 20 Dec 2020
Cyperus congestus at Acton, ACT - 20 Dec 2020
Cyperus congestus at Acton, ACT - 20 Dec 2020
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Cyperus congestus 22 Dec 2020 michaelb
Cyperus congestus 21 Dec 2020 michaelb
Unidentified 20 Dec 2020 JaneR

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growing in grassland next Lake Burley Griffin, an area that is mowed frequently. Grassland is very dense, and quite short, making actual numbers near impossible to estimate. Actual numbers impossible to estimate so this is a guess Possibly Cyperus sphaeroideus, or even C brevifolius ?

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michaelb wrote:
   21 Dec 2020
Not Cyperus sphaeroideus. We have no records of C. brevifolius. The inflorescence seems immature. I suspect this is a patch of Cyperus congestus, see sightings:- 3342917, 4198445
JaneR wrote:
   21 Dec 2020
Yes, that makes better sense.

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 20 Dec 2020 07:35 PM Recorded on
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  • Less than 10cm Plant height
  • True In flower

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