[Sedges: The Genus Carex East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Awned Sedge, Wheat Sedge

Carex atherodes

Awned Sedge, Wheat Sedge: Carex atherodes - Awned Sedge, Wheat Sedge: Carex atherodes - Awned Sedge, Wheat Sedge: Carex atherodes

Awned sedge as observed in wetlands around Pine Lakes at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge.......July 4, 2018.

Perigynia of awned sedge: Carex atherodes

A close-up of the hairy perigynia of awned sedge as seen on the eastern banks of the Klickitat River in the Klickitat State Wildlife Recreation Area of western Klickitat County, WA........June 28, 2009. Note the long, narrow beak and the brown-margined scales at the base of perigynia.

awned sedge: Carex atherodes

This photo shows awned sedge as seen on the eastern banks of the Klickitat River in the Klickitat State Wildlife Recreation Area of western Klickitat County, WA.........June 28, 2009.

Female spike of awned sedge: Carex atherodes - Upper leaf sheath of awned sedge: Carex atherodes - Female spike of awned sedge: Carex atherodes

Three additional close-up views of the lateral female spikes and a leaf sheath of awned sedge as seen on the eastern banks of the Klickitat River in the Klickitat State Wildlife Recreation Area of western Klickitat County, WA.......June 28, 2009. Note the 3 styles as well as the hairy perigynia in the photo at left and right and the hairs at the upper margins of the leaf sheath in the central photo.

Awned Sedge, Wheat Sedge: Carex atherodes - Leaf sheath of Awned Sedge, Wheat Sedge: Carex atherodes - Close-up of a perigynia of Awned Sedge, Wheat Sedge: Carex atherodes

Close-up of the inflorescence of Awned Sedge, Wheat Sedge: Carex atherodes - Close-up of the perigynia of Awned Sedge, Wheat Sedge: Carex atherodes - Close-up of the inflorescence of Awned Sedge, Wheat Sedge: Carex atherodes

Additional close-ups of wheat sedge as seen at Summit Prairie, Malheur National Forest........August 2, 2011.

Paul Slichter