Carex longebrachiata

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It has drooped inflorescence which are 40–90 cm in length and are usually longer than the culm
The species have 1-8 spikes which are long-pedicellate and droop by maturity
They are 2.5–5.5 cm long and are distant from each other
The upper spike is gynaecandrous but under rare circumstances can be androgynaecandrous
Glumes are yellowish-brown to red-brown are acute, obtuse and mucronate
Female glumes are 3.5–5.5 mm while narrowly obovoid utricles are 4.5–7 mm long and 1.5–1.8 mm wide.
They are hispid above, pale brown coloured while their beak is 1.5–2.5 mm in length
Its apex is split with the anthers being circa 3 mm in length (excluding 0.2 mm appendages

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It is 30–90 cm high with the leaves being strongly keeled, Y-shaped and are 3–5 mm wide
The species culms are erect, smooth on the bottom and scabrous above
They are 40–80 cm in length and are circa 1.3 mm in diameter

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