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Carl Farmer |
Occasional in woods or shady grassland Male spike c 15-30 mm, female spikes c 30-50 mm, fruit c 4-5 mm Skye ID: Has one male spike and 3-5 female spikes which may be male at tip. Female spikes narrow, only c 3-5 mm wide, drooping on long slender stalks, rather gappy, as if fruits missing here and there. Fruit green, shaped like an narrow bottle, beak > 1mm long, notched. Other features: Male spike broader near tip than near base. All bracts shorter than inflorescence. |
