Slight resemblance to : Hop Sedge (Carex pseudocyperus) which also has (slightly) drooping catkins at the far end, but the furthest male is thinner and usually single whereas the thicker and more numerous female spikes are greenish. Both kinds of catkins droop less and are shorter than those of Pendulous Sedge. The stems of Hop Sedge are also triangular in cross-section (rather that round). It forms tussocks in shallow water, but they are not as huge as those of Greater Tussock-sedge (Carex paniculata), where the leaves also differ in being much narrower.

Uniquely identifiable characteristics

Distinguishing Feature : The long drooping catkins atop a single round stem up to 2m in length. The leaves also have an identifyingly deep V-shaped cross-section and are a yellowish-green colour above, but glaucous below.

A distinctive plant often planted in gardens as an ornamental. It likes heavy clayey soils near water or in damp woods.