Carex acutiformis Ehrh.
Lesser Pond-sedge

Carex acutiformisEhrh. - Lesser Pond-sedge, Ligule area - by transmitted light - enlarged

Image 0004: Ligule area - by transmitted light - enlarged (3)

Note pointed ligule and long "cells" of aerenchyma (compared to C. riparia)

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Magnification  macro-photographmacro-photograph
Equipment used Specimen directly scanned on HP Scanjet 5470c flatbed scanner. For some photographs of some specimens (eg leaf mines) the transparency adaptor was used.
Photographer Malcolm Storey
Image Copyright Copyright © Malcolm Storey, 2004, www.bioimages.org.uk. Some rights reserved.
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Image Reference P50028
Date 14 Aug 2004
OS grid ref SU56
Lat/Lon 51° 20' N, 1° 10' W
Location Berks, VC22, England
Record summary by woodland stream
Return to Record page Carex acutiformis on 14 Aug 2004 at SU56 in Berks
Return to Taxon page Carex acutiformis