Cyperaceae
Leaf sheath closed or rarely open and then the perianth reduced to bristles or minute scales Cyperaceae
Flowers unisexual, female flowers enclosed in a flask-shaped utricle (Fig. 46 e,g) or in separate spikelets
Lowermost spikes, or collection of spikes, on each culm, subtended by a short glumaceous bract
Inflorescence with up to 12 spikes clustered into a head or very short raceme usually up to 3 cm long at the top of the culm.
Female spikelets above male spikelets. Utricles winged on upper margins, 3.5–5 mm long, pale brown; beak 1.5 mm long. Leaves shorter than culms. Inflorescence 2–4 cm long. Female glumes yellow-brown, 3–4.5 mm long. Densely tufted herb. Tablelands. Damp places. Introd. from Europe Carex leporina
Male spikelets above female spikelets. Utricles without wings