Clustered Field Sedge, Blackcreeper Sedge
Carex praegracilis
Synonym: Carex camporum
Clustered field sedge as seen along Rock Creek at the Escure Ranch (BLM), western Whitman County, WA.........May 14, 2011. The sexes are separate, so plants with male spikes are shaggier and a tan color while the narrower female spkes are a dark brown. The female plants primarily occupy the center of the photo.
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Additional close-up photos of clustered field sedge as seen along Rock Creek at the Escure Ranch (BLM), western Whitman County, WA..........May 14, 2011.
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The 3 photos above show detail views of the inflorescence and perigynia of clustered field sedge as seen at Grand Meadows, Mt. Adams.........September 28, 2008.
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Additional images of clustered field sedge as seen in wetlands around a small pothole lake about one-half mile east of the Odessa Craters parking area, Lincoln County, Washington.........May 8, 2012.
Paul Slichter