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Carl Farmer |
Occasional, always by the shore. It is not described as a seashore plant in British floras, but always seems to be so in the West Highlands. Fruit 5-6 mm long. ID: Gives impression of fruit sticking out in all directions from a single head. Leaves 4-10 mm wide. An obviously tufted plant. Other features: Head is made up of many adjacent unstalked spikes, which all have several female flowers, which swell up to form the fruit, and some male ones at their tip, not easily noticed. The foxy-brown colour mixed with yellowish-green is characteristic of this sedge in late summer, and together with its spiky clustered appearance makes it easy to recognise and always a pleasure to find. |
