Carex hebes

A Sedge at Bimberi, NSW

Carex hebes at Bimberi, NSW - 12 Mar 2022 06:52 PM
Carex hebes at Bimberi, NSW - 12 Mar 2022 06:52 PM
Carex hebes at Bimberi, NSW - 12 Mar 2022 06:52 PM
Carex hebes at Bimberi, NSW - 12 Mar 2022 06:52 PM
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Identification history

Carex hebes 20 Mar 2022 MichaelBedingfield
Carex hebes 20 Mar 2022 Tapirlord

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Significant sighting

Tapirlord noted:

26 Jul 2022

Rare species in the ACT, this is very likely a new location

User's notes

Near my campsite, this speices is the most common sedge at high altitude that occurs on dry soil. Nearest bog is 500m away

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Tapirlord wrote:
   21 Mar 2022
This species is on the ACT rare plant list as data deficient, there is a record from Mt Murray in the 1960s so not sure if this is a new location or not.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Carex hebes Scientific name
  • A Sedge Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1835.36m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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