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30th July 2008, marsh, Freshwater Bay, IoW. | Photo: (CC by 2.0) Geoff Toone |
The flowerheads are well-separated near the top of the plant, hence the 'remote' Moniker of its common name Remote Sedge. The inflorescence is very long occupying up to 1/3rd of the top part of the plant, but is also well spaced out, the lower-down the greater the separation between the short flower spikes themselves. |
11th June 2016, Cronton ex-Colliery reserve, Merseyside. | Photo: © RWD |
A noticeable pale-green colour it grows to a short to medium 75cm high/long. A densely-tufted plant, rather like that of Deergrass, but much lighter green. |
11th June 2016, Cronton ex-Colliery reserve, Merseyside. | Photo: © RWD |
Grows in moist woodlands and shady glades, but this specimen is fairly well out in the open. |
11th June 2016, Cronton ex-Colliery reserve, Merseyside. | Photo: © RWD |
The lowest bract-like leaf is far longer than the inflorescence. The leaves are up to 30cm long. |
11th June 2016, Cronton ex-Colliery reserve, Merseyside. | Photo: © RWD |
The stems are usually 3-angled, but sometimes only 2-angled. |
11th June 2016, Cronton ex-Colliery reserve, Merseyside. | Photo: © RWD |
The flower-spikes are short and well-separated up the stem. |
11th June 2016, Cronton ex-Colliery reserve, Merseyside. | Photo: © RWD |
Stems are rough higher up the stem, which is concave triangular in cross-section. |
11th June 2016, Cronton ex-Colliery reserve, Merseyside. | Photo: © RWD |
The utricles (the bottle-like structure which completely surrounds the nutlet in Carex species) are between 2.5 to 3.8mm long. The beak (the persistent style of the fruit) is between 0.5 to 0.8mm long.
The leaves (there is one on the left here) are between 1.5 to 2mm wide and strongly chanelled. |
11th June 2016, Cronton ex-Colliery reserve, Merseyside. | Photo: © RWD |
Your silly Author forgot to get a closer-up photo of the summit of the sedge, and this one is just a bit out of focus and over-sharpened! |
30th July 2008, a scan | Photo: (CC by 2.0) Geoff Toone |
The whole plant, one longer part bent down to fit on the scanner. Showing the remoteness of each flower spike lower down the plant. |
30th July 2008, a scan | Photo: (CC by 2.0) Geoff Toone |
The short spikes nearer the tip of a stalk. |
30th July 2008, a scan | Photo: (CC by 2.0) Geoff Toone |
The rather short flower spike. |
30th July 2008, a scan | Photo: (CC by 2.0) Geoff Toone |
Two sheaths and the stem. |
30th July 2008, a scan | Photo: (CC by 2.0) Geoff Toone |
The tip of a leaf. |
30th July 2008, a scan | Photo: (CC by 2.0) Geoff Toone |
The base of the stem. |
Hybridizes with :
Some similarities to : many other
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