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

Dewey's Sedge, Taperfruit Shortscale Sedge

Carex leptopoda

Synonyms: Carex deweyana, Carex deweyana ssp. leptopoda, Carex deweyana var. leptopoda

Close-up of the inflorescence of Dewey's Sedge, Taperfruit Shortscale Sedge: Carex leptopoda (Synonyms: Carex deweyana, Carex deweyana ssp. leptopoda, Carex deweyana var. leptopoda)

A close-up of the inflorescence of what appears to be taperfruit shortscale sedge as seen along the Springwater Equestrian Trail several hundred meters west of Palmblad Avenue in east Gresham, Oregon..........May 24, 2011.

Close-up of the spikes of Dewey's Sedge, Taperfruit Shortscale Sedge: Carex leptopoda (Synonyms: Carex deweyana, Carex deweyana ssp. leptopoda, Carex deweyana var. leptopoda) - Close-up of the lowest female spike of Dewey's Sedge, Taperfruit Shortscale Sedge: Carex leptopoda (Synonyms: Carex deweyana, Carex deweyana ssp. leptopoda, Carex deweyana var. leptopoda)

Close-ups of several female spikes of what appears to be taperfruit shortscale sedge as seen along the Springwater Equestrian Trail several hundred meters west of Palmblad Avenue in east Gresham, Oregon.........May 24, 2011. Note the prominent awn at the tip of the brownish scale in the photo at left.
Paul Slichter