Family:

Cyperaceae

Habitat:

Ruderal meadow

Growth habit:

herbaceous, clump-like

Plant size:

20 - 60 cm

Flower colour:

rust-red with a green centre stripe

Flowering time

May - June

Leaf characteristics:

Leaves rough on the upper side, 2 - 3 mm wide, shorter than the stem and pointed at the upper end

Flower characteristics:

Carpet ovate - spine-pointed, erect, short ciliate at the end

Fruits:

Nutlets 4 - 5 mm long, glabrous, matt, yellow-green with brown spots or brown-pointed

Special features:

The stem of the remote sedge is triangular, smooth and curved, with 2 - 3 female spikes and one male spike.