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Carl Farmer |
Quite frequent on moorland and acid grassland Stems to c 30 cm high. Fruit c 2.5-3 mm long including beak c 0.3-0.5 mm. Female spikes c 5-8 mm long Skye ID: 1 male spike, normally 2-3 female spikes. Fruits hairy - easily seen with a 10x lens. Bract of lowest female spike arises directly from stem without a sheath (Spring Sedge has a sheath there). Told from Slender Sedge by fruit size - the latter has fruit c 3-5 mm with beak c 0.5-1 mm, grows in very wet places and has notably long slender leaves. Other features: Often very floppy. Leaves a rather yellowish green, the highest usually low on the stem. Lowest bract longer than its spike, but usually shorter than the whole infloresence. Fruit has a distinct broad stalk at base. |