Photo © John Birks |
Very rare, in wet peaty ground. Individual spikelets (normally 2-flowered) c 5-6 mm vertically Skye ID: As with White Beak-sedge, inflorescence has about 1-4 heads, each with about 2-6 spikelets, each with about 4-5 glumes and about 2 flowers (the other 2-3 glumes being empty). Infloresence bract about 3-4 times as long as inflorescence ( in White Beak-sedge it is less than twice as long). Other features: Unlike White Beak-sedge, does not have bulbils. Fruit is a shiny nut surrounded by about 5-6 bristles, longer than the nut. |
