Smallwing Sedge, Small-winged Sedge
Carex microptera
Synonyms: Carex festivella, Carex limnophila, Carex macloviana ssp. festivella, Carex macloviana var. microptera, Carex microptera var. crassinervia, Carex microptera var. limnophila
Additional close-ups of the perigynia and inflorescences of smallwing sedge in vernally moist meadows in Summit Prairie, Malheur National Forest................August 2, 2011. The site is more towards the outer edges of the prairie at a slightly higher elevation than many of the other moist prairie sedges.
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Additional close-ups of the perigynia and inflorescences of smallwing sedge in vernally moist meadows in Summit Prairie, Malheur National Forest................August 2, 2011. Note the venation on both surfaces of the perigynia which are wider towards the middle than at the base........Or could this be Carex pachystachya?
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Samples of smallwing sedge collected in the riparian zone at the upper trailhead for the Lake Creek Trail #3018, Umatilla National Forest..............July 24, 2012.
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Close-ups of mature perigynia and the mature inflorescence of smallwing sedge as seen in the same vernally moist meadows at a later date in Summit Prairie, Malheur National Forest...................August 20, 2011.
Paul Slichter