Grass

[Björn Carlén]

I suppose this is no website for determining botanical species, but I'll take the chance. This grass and its flowers were found in mid Sweden, some 800 meters above sea level, adjacent to a small creek by about 20 cm. Could someone tell me what it is?
Shot with the CV 40/2 and its close-up lens, by the way.

[Fons Baerken]

A sedge

Carex grayi

[Björn Carlén]

A sedge

Carex grayi

Thank you, Fons Baerken!

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Nope. This is typical Carex flava.

I try to be of assistance with identification of most species, at least those of a European origin. One cannot cover everything though.

[Björn Carlén]

Thanks, Bjørn!
I realize now the question should rather have been posted under "Help desk". I've got some more plants to ask about.

[elsa hoffmann]

Bjorn - you have come to the right place for plants
There are many enthusiasts and some very intelligent others

[Björn Carlén]

Bjorn - you have come to the right place for plants
There are many enthusiasts and some very intelligent others

Sounds very good, Elsa!

[Fons Baerken]

Carex flava or yellow sedge appears to be an endangered species, i was rather quick with my nomenclature.

C.grayi is a commercial species originally from the us.

This may it, i have it on pot



In all Carex is a vast family looking in my European wild flowers book lists already some 30 different types.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Carex is indeed a large genus and in the Nordic region alone there probably are about 120 species, increasing to near 200 for Europe as a whole. Not all of them can be identified from pictures alone, though, but I try to do my best. This genus is prominent in coastal or upland regions and some species in fact by their abundance contribute to shape the landscape so important to be familiar with the commoner ones.

C. flava is the type for the Flava section and these tend to be very complex to identify even with the specimen in hand. Fortunately, C. flava itself isn't equally difficult to come to grasp with  as are its allies.

[Björn Carlén]

Carex flava or yellow sedge appears to be an endangered species, i was rather quick with my nomenclature.

Strange – when I look it up in the web flora, it's listed as common, at least in our country. It's the C. lepidocarpa that's rare.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Fons is located in The Netherlands ... That explains a lot concerning assessment of species rarity ...

C. lepidocarpa, and several others of the related species, are indeed rare in the Nordic countries. C. tumidicarpa and C. oederi  (C. serotina) are very common, C. flava is in between as it is common only on richer calcareous soils.