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Carl Farmer |
Very common on wet peaty moorland Spikelets c 5-9 mm long. Leaves c 3-6 mm wide. Stems c 45-90 cm tall. Skye ID: Long narrow purple spikes make this grass easy to recognize once known. Ligule consists of a fringe of hairs. Each stem has a single node. Other features: Forms large tussocks which often cover the ground over a wide area. Leaves die down in winter and detach from stems to lie in curly straw-coloured heaps. Spikelets have 1-4 florets, without awns. Some leaves arise from the base and some from a node about 5 cm above it. The area in between becomes thickened in autumn.
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