Carex ferruginea   Rusty Sedge

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This was quite a common sedge in the alpine regions of Engadine and sometimes it can dominate the grassland. It is monoecious with usually three or four female spikes to one male and can be a much as 0.5 metres tall although in the boggy areas where we found it, we only saw plants which were half that height.

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Val de Fain, Engadine, Switzerland 6th July 2010

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Carex ferruginea Rusty Sedge

Val de Fain, Engadine, Switzerland 6th July 2010

Added on August 6th 2010, updated 7th Dec 2012

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