Carex bichenoviana

A Sedge at Majura, ACT

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Identification history

Rytidosperma pallidum	24 Feb 2023	abread111
Carex bichenoviana	11 Aug 2022	Tapirlord
Carex bichenoviana	25 Aug 2021	abread111

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Curly leaves and straight ones - the culms? Some sheath bases tinged red. There is a ligule. Occurs at this site as old tussocks with dead greyish bases of old growth. At a damp site under the power line. Have not seen any scabrid leaf edges but it does feel a little rough to the touch. Need to wait for flowering to occur to confirm id.

8 comments

waltraud wrote:

26 Aug 2021

Barb best to dig out a sample for id - perhaps wait for flowering stems to develop.

abread111 wrote:

26 Aug 2021

Yes, I have a sample now, but agree I need to wait for flowering.

waltraud wrote:

26 Aug 2021

okay. Isobel might be able to id once you collected a flowering stem.
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abread111 wrote:

24 Feb 2023

I now think this is red-anther wallaby grass at a young stage - look at the ligule. When I went back there I could not find any Carex but there was red-anther wallaby grass and I have seen curly leaves on that species elsewhere.

MattM wrote:

25 Feb 2023

I still believe this to be Carex, however I don’t doubt that there is red-anther wallaby grass in the area.

abread111 wrote:

25 Feb 2023

I'll keep looking intermittently. The Carex bichenoviana description does not mention hairs for the ligule and the red anther wallaby grass does.

Tapirlord wrote:

26 Feb 2023

Yes, but there is an awful lot of in between with regard to those two taxa (the entire order poales). I would almost suggest that both species are present in the photo.

abread111 wrote:

26 Feb 2023

Maybe so, Ciaran, I'll keep looking.

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