The first Sedge that flowers in spring is already nearly done. The stamina of Vernal Sedge (Carex halleriana) got rid of their pollen and they are nearly dried out by now; the stems that carried flowers now look like little brown clubs.
Vernal Sedge is a species from limestone soils and it likes dry and sunny spots.
It has two kinds of flowering stems. The larger ones have male flowers and sometimes some small ears with female flowers.
Below, more or less hidden between the leaves, are some female ears with white pistils on very thin stalks.
The dry grey leaves are from last year.
