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    Plant ID



    Can anybody ID this plant for me? I often see it in water saturated areas, such as around ponds, but I've recently seen it in more dry environments as well.

    Grows in green-stemmed clumps, which are less obvious as a lot of the foliage is dead/brown.

    Any ideas? Should be an easy one.

    Thanks
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    Last edited by Inastate; 06-03-2014, 01:02 PM.
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    Looks like a sedge or rush grass - the one that grows in marshy ground - that you use as stepping stones when crossing a bog.......................well, I do
    Last edited by veggiechicken; 06-03-2014, 01:07 PM.

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    • #3
      I'm sure I've seen Ray Meers use sedge for something, it was probably fire lighting, they have a spongy fibrous inside from memory.
      I'm only here cos I got on the wrong bus.

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      • #4
        Could be Rhynchospora fusca





        The reference to Ray Mears is him using the pith of a sedge as a candle wick (I think)

        A botanical section for more accurate ID

        Last edited by george356; 06-03-2014, 03:30 PM. Reason: another botanical image added

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        • #5
          Ahh sedge grass, of course. I knew that, why did I forget? Does it grow well in gardens? Quite fancy digging some up to put round my pond.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Inastate View Post
            Ahh sedge grass, of course. I knew that, why did I forget? Does it grow well in gardens? Quite fancy digging some up to put round my pond.
            As you can see from the botanical illustration the roots are quite rhizomous, so I reckon a bit of a dibble around a plant will yield plenty of bits of root with shoots.

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