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Hammer Sedge

(Carex hirta)

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Description

Carex hirta grows 15-70 centimetres (6-28 in) tall, with leaves 10-50 cm (4-20 in) long and 2-5 mm (0.08-0.20 in) (occasionally up to 8 mm or 0.3 in) wide. The stems are trigonous (roughly triangular in cross-section), but with convex, rounded faces.The leaves, leaf sheaths and ligules are all hairy, although plants growing in wetter positions may be less hairy; these have sometimes been separated as C. hirta var. sublaevis by Jens Wilken Hornemann, but this may not be a worthwhile taxon.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Poales
Family:Cyperaceae
Genus:Carex
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