In message , Sumgod
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Hello One & All!

Greeting from Nether Lurking, Mid-Wales.

Briefly, an unknown plant popped up in the side of a pot a while ago (season
before last) and out of curiosity I potted it on. I now have a catkined
curiosity. Anyone any ideas what it might be?

Pics he http://preview.tinyurl.com/367d8t

Apologies if I've screwed up with the pics, made 'em too big or whatever,
but I'm only ham-fisted bloke!

Many thanks - Chris




Try Carex pendula.

Description from Stace is "Densely tufted; stems to 1.8m, trigonous
(i.e. three-angled), smooth; lowest bract usually shorter than
inflorescence ("catkin"), with long sheath; ...", and from the key
"Female spikes 3mm wide, with peduncle (i.e. stalk of "catkin") more
or less entirely sheathed".

Sedges (e.g. Carex) are "easily told from" grasses "by the absence of a
bract (palea) *above* each flower and usually solid, often trigonous or
triquetrous stems".
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley