Carex (genus)

A Sedge at Chiltern, VIC

Carex (genus) at Chiltern, VIC - 30 Oct 2021 08:52 AM
Carex (genus) at Chiltern, VIC - 30 Oct 2021 08:52 AM
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Identification history

Carex (genus) 9 Jun 2025 MichaelMulvaney
Carex (genus) 18 Dec 2021 Tapirlord
Unverified 31 Oct 2021 KylieWaldon

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This sedge looking plant I thought at first was Carex appressa but I don't think it is. It was in a boggy ravine.

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Tapirlord wrote:
   18 Dec 2021
Certainly looks like appressa, in seed so the inflorescence looks different.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Carex (genus) Scientific name
  • A Sedge Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1725.73m Recorded at altitude

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