Photo © Alastair Ross |
Quite frequent in damp areas on mountains. Not found away from high ground. Stems to 30 cm but usually much shorter. Fruit c 2-3 mm long. Female spikes c 5-15 mm long. Skye ID: Both male and female glumes very dark, almost black apart from the midrib. Stems very sharply angled. Nearly always just one male spike. Lowest bract shorter than inflorescence. Beware Common Sedge which is always possible in the same habitat; see that species' page for differences. Other features: Fruit diamond-shaped; that of Common Sedge is more rounded in outline. Styles 2, fruit two-sided, thin when viewed edge-on. Stems notably stiff. |
