Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (alongside one of the trails). Fully in flower - the male catkin is the large one (they are always at the top of the stem) and the females are the thing ones with their thin white glumes.

Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula) (18/04/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (alongside one of the trails). Fully in flower - the male catkin is the large one (they are always at the top of the stem) and the females are the thing ones with their thin white glumes.

Footpath by bridge into field leading to Hortion Wood, Small Dole, Henfield. No other sedge quite like it given its giss, so easy to ID. This one has gone to seed.

Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula) (20/06/2022) Footpath by bridge into field leading to Hortion Wood, Small Dole, Henfield. No other sedge quite like it given its giss, so easy to ID. This one has gone to seed.

Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (alongside one of the trails). Doesn't always have to be growing by water. A young plant.

Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula) (18/04/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (alongside one of the trails). Doesn't always have to be growing by water. A young plant.

Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (alongside one of the trails). Old male catkin at the top, younger one below, females below that.

Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula) (18/04/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (alongside one of the trails). Old male catkin at the top, younger one below, females below that.

Playing Field in front of Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (at the back of one of the gardens growing wild in the hedge). Male catkin on the right, female on the left.

Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula) (18/04/2022) Playing Field in front of Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (at the back of one of the gardens growing wild in the hedge). Male catkin on the right, female on the left.

Playing Field in front of Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (at the back of one of the gardens growing wild in the hedge). Male catkins complete with pollen.

Playing Field in front of Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (at the back of one of the gardens growing wild in the hedge). Male catkins - the awns go brown as they age and will eventually fall off leaving a thin vestige of a catkin.

Playing Field in front of Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (at the back of one of the gardens growing wild in the hedge). Male catkin - developiing awns and mature awns are the longer ones. The long cream things are anthers.

Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula) (25/04/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield. It's a tussock forming plant.

Playing Field in front of Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (at the back of one of the gardens growing wild in the hedge). The definitive feature is these leaves that have a deep V shape groove and are yellow-brown above but a greyer green below.

Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula) (18/04/2022) Playing Field in front of Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (at the back of one of the gardens growing wild in the hedge). The definitive feature is these leaves that have a deep V shape groove and are yellow-brown above but a greyer green below.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield. Close-up of the v shape middle of the leaf which is classic for this species.

Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula) (25/04/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield. Close-up of the v shape middle of the leaf which is classic for this species.

Footpath by bridge into field leading to Hortion Wood, Small Dole, Henfield. What it looks like when it has now gone to seed and all the reproductive bits have disappeared!

Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula) (20/06/2022) Footpath by bridge into field leading to Hortion Wood, Small Dole, Henfield. What it looks like when it has now gone to seed and all the reproductive bits have disappeared!

Footpath by bridge into field leading to Hortion Wood, Small Dole, Henfield. Close up of myriads of little seeds/fruits from the previous plant.

Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula) (20/06/2022) Footpath by bridge into field leading to Hortion Wood, Small Dole, Henfield. Close up of myriads of little seeds/fruits from the previous plant.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield (near stream/pond). Spent male catkin on the left, three female catkins having turned to fruits on the right of it.

Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula) (03/07/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield (near stream/pond). Spent male catkin on the left, three female catkins having turned to fruits on the right of it.

Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula) (20/06/2022) Footpath by bridge into field leading to Hortion Wood, Small Dole, Henfield.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield (near stream/pond). An older specimen that has mostly turned to fruit - the catkins always look "longer" as the plant ages. This one has actually gone to seed.

Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula) (03/07/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield (near stream/pond). An older specimen that has mostly turned to fruit - the catkins always look "longer" as the plant ages. This one has actually gone to seed.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield (near stream/pond). Female catkins having turned to fruit below, top one is a spent male catkin.

Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield (near stream/pond). Female catkins having turned to fruit below, top one is a spent male catkin.

Pendulous Sedge (Carex pendula) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield (near stream/pond). The fruits of the female catkin.