Long Stalked Yellow Sedge ?

mrs fish · #1 (**permalink**) 15-07-2008, 01:05 PM

Have I got the ID correct?

Gill Catton · #2 (**permalink**) 15-07-2008, 01:11 PM

Eeeek runs in fear from the sedge.............................
sorry I can't help!

mrs fish · #3 (**permalink**) 15-07-2008, 01:15 PM

I was going by Rob Suttons fantastic photographic collection

Grasses, Sedges and Rushes - Wildlife Photography

RobSutton · #4 (**permalink**) 15-07-2008, 05:06 PM

Sorry Mrs F. not long-stalked yellow sedge I'm afraid. It's doesn't have the separate male flower at the top of the inflorescence as shown in the photo below:

also the stem looks far too triangular for one of the yellow sedges. I don't think it would be found commonly in your part of the world either, it's a plant of base rich habitats, calcareous fens and mires etc.

I'm going to suggest a couple of alternatives, but tentatively as they're species we don't get here in the Dales. One is False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae and the other Spiked Sedge Carex spicata. Both should occur around you but you probably need a better opinion from one of the more southern botanists before you could be sure.

Good luck with getting a more positive ID.

JennyS · #5 (**permalink**) 15-07-2008, 05:42 PM

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I'm going to suggest a couple of alternatives, but tentatively as they're species we don't get here in the Dales. One is False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae

Yes, False Fox-sedge