Carex appressa

Tall Sedge at Jerrabomberra, ACT

Carex appressa at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 21 Oct 2021
Carex appressa at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 21 Oct 2021
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Identification history

Carex appressa 23 Oct 2021 RWPurdie
Carex appressa 22 Oct 2021 JaneR

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growing along creek, in shallow water at edge or on moist soils beside channel. tussocks are very vigorous

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 21 Oct 2021 02:54 PM Recorded on
  • JaneR Recorded by

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
  • 306 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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