Also look for alpaca and silk scarves from Mucros Weavers, based in Killarney, and made-in-Dublin cashmere knits from Eilis Boyle.
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The main distinguishing morphological character of S. galpinii is that its primary inflorescence bracts, as well as prophyll and glume mucros are less-developed (often shorter or lacking) compared to other closely related southern African Schoenus species. The distribution of S. galpinii differs from most other species in the Schoenus cuspidatus and allies group, except Schoenus graciliculmis and Schoenus limosus. Schoenus galpinii has cuspidate spikelets compared to the aristate spikelets of the other two species. The species that morphologically most resembles S. galpinii is S. cuspidatus, which has more prominent inflorescence bracts, prophyll mucros and glume mucros compared to S. galpinii.
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Schoenus crassus is a robust species, with plants usually having stiff, upright leaves. Other notable morphological characters include its firm and thickened primary inflorescence bracts, prophylls and prophyll mucros. In addition, this species has aristate spikelets. Schoenus crassus closely resembles Schoenus compactus, but the former species has a more elongate flowering head (inflorescence) compared to that of the latter.
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The lemmas typically have five (rarely six or seven) veins. The lemmas have acute to attenuate apices that are occasionally doubly pointed, and terminal awns or mucros. The bidentate paleas are shorter to longer than the lemmas, with scabrous-ciliate veins. The regions between the veins are smooth and glabrous near the base of the paleas and become scabrous or puberulent distally.
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There are three thoracial segments, each bearing a leg, and five abdominal segments. The fourth abdominal segment bears an organ known as a "dens", and at the tip of this is a structure known as a "mucro". This species has mucros with smooth outer edges and saw-edged inner edges. In females, the appendage on the fifth abdominal segment is unforked.
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The more prominent bracts and mucros of S. cuspidatus make it appear more 'bearded' compared to S. galpinii. Similar to other sedges, plants in this group are very difficult to identify. It appears that part of this problem is caused by the tendency of the southern African Schoenus to form hybrids with each other. It is not known whether Schoenus galpinii forms hybrids with other southern African Schoenus species.
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Muckros Peninsula, Kilcar Gaelic football is among the more popular sports in Kilcar, and the GAA pitch at Towney is located 2 kilometres outside the village on the coast road. The local club, C.L.G. Chill Chartha, have been 6 times Donegal Champions. In the townland of Muckross (Mucros in Irish), which is a location for tourists due to its scenery, rock climbing, surfing beach and family bathing beach. It is east of the village on the coast road (See Muckross Head).
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A second species that is very similar to S. crassus is Schoenus cuspidatus. Whereas the spikelets of S. crassus are aristate in form with relatively longer lower glumes, those of S compactus are cuspidate and have relatively shorter lower glumes. Furthermore, S. crassus has more thickened and firm primary inflorescence bracts, prophylls and prophyll mucros compared to S. cuspidatus. Finally, the overall growth form of S. crassus appears more stiff and rigid compared to the more lax-looking S. cuspidatus, which often has curled leaves.
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The broadly ovate, pink or white petals of an Anacampseros telephiastrum flower The loosely-arranged, brown-green, papillate leaves of An. telephiastrum A small branching species with loosely-held 18mm long leaves. The leaves are brown-green with papillae and tiny points (mucros) at their tips. (Unlike its relative Anacampseros rufescens, its leaves are not reddish below.) An. telephiastrum has relatively few axillary hairs, and its hairs or bristles are shorter than its leaves or sometimes even barely visible. The pink flowers have 30-45 stamens and appear on a bracteose inflorescence.
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The key diagnostic character of S. prophyllus is its well-developed, firm, shiny spikelet prophylls with relatively long mucros compared to other species in the Schoenus cuspidatus group. Other species in the S. cuspidatus group that are similar to S. prophyllus are Schoenus bolusii, Schoenus calceolus, Schoenus purpurascens, and Schoenus submarginalis, which are all species with relatively short spikelets less than 4.0 mm. However, the spikelets of S. prophyllus are ovate in shape, compared to the lancolate spikelets of S. bolusii and S. submarginalis. Furthermore, the spikelets of S. prophyllus do not have the conspicuous reddish-purple streaking patterns adjacent to the glume margins that are found in S. bolusii and S. submarginalis.
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