Plant Details

Scientific Name: Carex maculata
  • Type: Herb, Sedge
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • Size: Stems 20-40cm with longer Leaves.
  • Flowers: Several cylindrical spikes - upper one is male and lower ones are female.
  • Vegetation Type: Swamps and wet places.
  • Species List: Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, SRR, Wooroi Palm Grove, BSDoonan, Old Tewantin, Heritage Park

Identification Notes

Identifying features - Carex sp Culms: Triangular Inflorescence: Spikes 1-many, cylindrical, stalk present or absent; spikelets few to many Involucral BractsLeaf-like LeavesBasal, flat.

  • Carex maculata
  • Carex maculata
  • Carex maculata
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