Payson's Sedge
Carex paysonis
Synonyms: Carex podocarpa, Carex podocarpa var. paysonis, Carex tolmiei
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Payson's sedge at about 7850' on the moist upper periphery of a north-facing snow melt slope near the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain, Eagle Cap Wilderness.....August 13, 2018.
A close-up of the inflorescence of Payson's sedge as seen in moist meadows at the east end of Maxwell Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness.........August 3, 2016. Note the broad, ovate shaped perigynia that are dark-colored at their distal end, and that this species has 3 stigmas per perigynia.
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A close-up of the perigynia of Payson's sedge as seen in moist meadows at the east end of Maxwell Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness.........August 3, 2016.
Paul Slichter