Nebraska Sedge
Carex nebrascensis
Synonyms: Carex jamesii, Carex nebrascensis var. eruciformis, Carex nebrascensis var. praevia, Carex nebrascensis var. ultriformis, Carex nebraskensis
What appears to be Nebraska sedge as seen
in wet meadows at one of the heads of Little Cottonwood Creek where the Arizona Creek Road reaches a pass at Stergen Meadows in the Pueblo Mountains.................June 1, 2012.
The photo above shows the inflorescence of
Nebraska sedge as seen in a riparian area along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..............May 13, 2007.
The photo above shows of the female spike of Nebraska sedge as seen in a riparian area along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..............May 13, 2007. The female spike is found below the one or two terminal, male spikes in this species.
The photo above shows a close-up of the terminal, male spike of Nebraska sedge as seen in a riparian area along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..............May 13, 2007. The long brown structures arising from this spike are the anthers.
The photos below show Nebraska sedge as seen in a riparian area along road K1000 which connects the Goldendale-Glenwood Highway with the Mt. Adams Highway about 2 miles northeast of Glenwood, WA on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams at an elevation of about 1900'....................May 19, 2006. Plants at this site were at most 25-30 cm high.
Paul Slichter
