Mt. Shasta Sedge, Shasta Sedge
Carex straminiformis
The photo above shows a nice cluster of Shasta sedge as seen at about 7200' on the south side of South Butte in the Mt. Adams Wilderness...........August 23, 2008.
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The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of Shasta sedge as seen at about 7200' on the south side of South Butte in the Mt. Adams Wilderness...........August 23, 2008.
The photo above shows the distinctive, broadly ovate perigynia of Shasta sedge as seen at about 7200' on the south side of South Butte in the Mt. Adams Wilderness............August 23, 2008. The perigynia of this species has 2 stigmas.
Paul Slichter