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Hairy Sedge
Carex pilosa
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
European Woodland SedgeCarex sylvatica
hairy sedgeCarex hirta
orchard grassDactylis glomerata
sheathed sedgeCarex vaginata
Fingered SedgeCarex digitata
Hanging sedgeCarex pendula
Pennsylvania sedgeCarex pensylvanica
spring sedgeCarex caryophyllea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 7,473 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 7,471 |
| Russia | 5,684 |
| Moscow Oblast | 1,410 |
| Moscow | 1,366 |
| Ukraine | 677 |
| Penza Oblast | 516 |
| Tula Oblast | 362 |
| Republic of Mordovia | 270 |
| Samara Oblast | 241 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | Sedges · Cyperaceae |
| Genus | true sedges · Carex |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Hairy Sedge with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.