Carex bichenoviana
A Sedge at Undefined Area
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| Rytidosperma pallidum | abread111 | 24 Feb 2023 | |
| Carex bichenoviana | Tapirlord | 11 Aug 2022 | |
| Carex bichenoviana | abread111 | 25 Aug 2021 |
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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
26 Aug 2021
Barb best to dig out a sample for id - perhaps wait for flowering stems to develop.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Location information
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 25 Aug 2021 09:19 PM Recorded on
- abread111 Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
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- abread111 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Carex bichenoviana Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes Plants
Species information
- Carex bichenoviana Scientific name
- A Sedge Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1219.44m Recorded at altitude
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