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Rust-coloured Sedge
Carex ferruginea
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 GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus
tufted hair grassDeschampsia cespitosa
White HelleboreVeratrum album
evergreen sedgeCarex sempervirens
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Alpine CinquefoilPotentilla crantzii
DragonmouthHorminum pyrenaicum
Pedicularis elongata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Austria | 16 |
|---|---|
| Switzerland | 8 |
| Steiermark | 7 |
| Germany | 6 |
| Bayern | 6 |
| Slovenia | 6 |
| Italy | 5 |
| Tirol | 5 |
| Zahodna Slovenija | 5 |
| Nord-Ovest | 4 |
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 Rust-coloured Sedge with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.