Carex incomitata
Hillside Sedge at Belconnen, ACT
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| Carex incomitata | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Oct 2023 | |
| Carex incomitata | Tapirlord | 21 Oct 2023 | |
| Carex appressa | CarbonAI | 21 Oct 2023 | |
| Unverified | SteveBorkowskis | 21 Oct 2023 |
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Sharp/serrated edges to leaf blades
3 comments
21 Oct 2023
Thanks Ciaran, I was going to suggest Carex incomitata but every other CNM sighting seemed to be at higher altitudes (1000m+), where this was at 500m, so that was enough to put me off the suggestion even though it looked right.
28 Oct 2023
Yeah I still think C.incomitata is more likely that C.appressa. It is a plant that is more common at higher altitude, but you could find it down here.
28 Oct 2023
I agree with your ID. I see C.appressa on a near daily basis so I’m quite familiar with it, this was definitely different. It was really sharp, if you grabbed it and tried to pull it out you’d be cut to pieces.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.982497-35.258111
- Altitude 508.8m
- Maps Lower Molonglo Molonglo River Reserve
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 21 Oct 2023 02:56 PM Recorded on
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- No In flower
Collections
- SteveBorkowskis Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes Plants Carex incomitata
Species information
- Carex incomitata Scientific name
- Hillside Sedge Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1667.55m Recorded at altitude
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