[Sedges: The Genus Carex in Mt. Adams Country]

Ample-leaved Sedge, Big-leaf Sedge

Carex amplifolia

Close-up of a female spike of Ample-leaved Sedge, Big-leaf Sedge: Carex amplifolia

A close-up photo a lateral, female spike of big-leaf sedge as seen in Swampy Meadows on the western flanks of Mt. Adams..........August 30, 2012.

Ample-leaved Sedge, Big-leaf Sedge: Carex amplifolia - Close-up of the inflorescence of Ample-leaved Sedge, Big-leaf Sedge: Carex amplifolia

Additional photos of big-leaf sedge as seen in Swampy Meadows on the western flanks of Mt. Adams..........August 30, 2012. Note that the male spike is terminal on the stem and that the lateral female spikes are on fairy long, erect stalks.

Paul Slichter