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QUODITCH
MOOR NATURE RESERVE
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GRASSES, RUSHES AND SEDGES This page is under construction. We have a good variety of plants at Quoditch. As time allows we will photograph them and put them here for you to see.
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| GRASSES |
| Yorkshire Fog |
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| PURPLE MOOR GRASS (Molinia Cerulae) |  |
| This is one of the main grasses on Culm and can grow five or six foot high |  |
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| Yet to be identified |  |
| yet to be identified (field four) |  |
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RUSHES
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This is Star Sedge (Carex echinata) found in the marshier parts of the second field. It is not unusual on culm but is a minor component. It flowers in May and June and produces fruits from June to August. |
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Here it is later in July |
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Carnation Sedge (Carex Panicea) is so called because its leaves look like those of the carnation. It too, is a characteristic of culm grassland. It flowers from May to June and friuts from June to September. |
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Page updated 13th June 2009
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