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Carl Farmer |
Frequent in bogs and loch edges. Spikelet c 7-15 mm long. Stems c 15-35 cm tall. Skye ID: Stem leafless and bractless as in all spike-rushes. The top sheath (the first thing you come to as you go down the stem, fairly near the base) is cut off very obliquely, making an angle of around 45° with the stem, and is pointed. More than 10 flowers per spikelet. Lowest glume about a quarter as long as the spikelet, not over half as long as in E quinqueflora. Other features: Flowers are often viviparous (see pic below) which distinguishes it at once from other Skye spike-rushes. 3 stigmas (E uniglumis and E palustris have 2) |
