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

Fragile-sheathed sedge as seen in wetlands at the trailhead for Canyon Creek in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington.........June 12, 2009.

Close-up views of fragile-sheathed sedge as seen in wetlands at the trailhead for Canyon Creek in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington.........June 12, 2009. The photo at left shows a close-up of the leaf sheath front which is hyaline (clear) and extends 3-9 mm above the junction with the leaf blade. The second photo from left shows a close-up of the perigynia and bracts. The two photos at right show close-ups of the inflorescence with the lowest spikes more widely separated while the upper spikes are much closer spaced. It can also be determined that each perigynia has two stigmas at its tip.