Tall sedge
Carex appressa, Fam. Cyperaceae
Sedge with short rhizome, densely tufted shoots. Erect culms, triquetrous above, may be subterete below, scabrous above, 40-120 x 0.2-0.4cm
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Sedges, Rushes and allies |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Leaf: | Leaves shorter than to equalling culms. Blade 2-12mm wide, grey brown sheath, ligule rounded to truncate. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Yellow, Brown |
| Flower description: | Erect, narrow inflorescence, 4-45cm long, compound, with numerous short spikes solitary at nodes or on appressed spike-like secondary branches to 3cm long, lowest involucral bract very short. Sessile, contiguous spikes, erect to spreading at maturity, to 1cm long, all spikes androgynous. Glumes acute, occasionally shortly mucronate, yellow brown, occasionally with white margins near apex, female glumes 2-2.5mm long. Perigynia (utricles) ovoid, with thickened truncate base, several-nerved, 2-3 x 1-1.7., hispid on narrowly winged or ribbed margins, greenish brown to dark yellow brown, beak approximately 1mm long, with apex two-fid. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown, Yellow |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Yellow brown, ovoid nut, lenticular in cross section. |
| Habitat: | Wetland. |
| Distribution | Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia. |
| Notes: | |
| Information sources: | Atlas of Living Australia (2022) Carex appressa R.Br., PlantNET (2022) Carex appressa R.Br. FloraOnline. |
