Plant Details

Scientific Name: Carex breviculmis
  • Type: Herb, Sedge
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • Size: stems are 6-20cm tall. Leaves longer than the stems
  • Flowers: 2-5 Sessile spikes; the upper Spike contains the male flowers and lower spikes contain the female flowers.
  • Vegetation Type: Widespread in forests and pasture land, mainly on clay soil in dry areas.
  • Species List: SRR, BSDoonan,

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 breviculmis
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