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

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Synonyms: Carex lanuginosa, Carex lasiocarpa var. latifolia

Inflorescence of Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonym: Carex lanuginosa)

Close-up of several lateral female spikes and the terminal male spike of woolly sedge as seen at Steptoe Butte State Park in eastern Washington.........June 22, 2009. Note the densely hairy perignia of this species.

Perigynia of Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonym: Carex lanuginosa) - Perigynia of Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonym: Carex lanuginosa)

Close-ups of the hairy perigynia of woolly sedge as seen at Steptoe Butte State Park in eastern Washington.........June 22, 2009. 3 stigmas can be seen on the perigynia in the upper right corner of the photo at left.

Inflorescence of Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonyms: Carex lanuginosa, Carex lasiocarpa var. latifolia) - Lateral female spike of Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonyms: Carex lanuginosa, Carex lasiocarpa var. latifolia)

Woolly sedge as seen at Potter Meadows across Forest Road 38 from the southern trailhead for the Ochoco Mountain Trail, Ochoco National Forest.........July 13, 2017.

Inflorescence of Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonym: Carex lanuginosa)

Close-up of several lateral female spikes and the terminal male spike of woolly sedge as seen at Steptoe Butte State Park in eastern Washington..........June 22, 2009. Note the densely hairy perignia of this species.

Paul Slichter