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

Slender Bog Sedge, Slender Woolly Sedge, Wiregrass, Woolly-fruited Sedge

Carex lasiocarpa var. americana

Synonyms: Carex lanuginosa, Carex lanuginosa var. americana, Carex lasiocarpa ssp. americana, Carex lasiocarpa var. americana

Slender Bog Sedge, Slender Woolly Sedge, Wiregrass, Woolly-fruited Sedge: Carex lasiocarpa var. americana (Synonyms: Carex lanuginosa, Carex lanuginosa var. americana, Carex lasiocarpa ssp. americana, Carex lasiocarpa var. americana)

The photo above shows the inflorescence of slender woolly sedge. The individual spikes are widely spaced while the perigynia are covered with short hairs. Note also the very long, thin subtending bract which is longer than the inflorescence. Photographed at Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams.........September 6, 2008.

Female spike of Slender Bog Sedge, Slender Woolly Sedge, Wiregrass, Woolly-fruited Sedge: Carex lasiocarpa var. americana (Synonyms: Carex lanuginosa, Carex lanuginosa var. americana, Carex lasiocarpa ssp. americana, Carex lasiocarpa var. americana)

The photo above shows a close-up of a female spike of slender woolly sedge. The short hairs covering the perigynia can be seen here. Photographed at Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams.........September 6, 2008.

Perigynia of Slender Bog Sedge, Slender Woolly Sedge, Wiregrass, Woolly-fruited Sedge: Carex lasiocarpa var. americana (Synonyms: Carex lanuginosa, Carex lanuginosa var. americana, Carex lasiocarpa ssp. americana, Carex lasiocarpa var. americana)
The photo above shows a close-up of the perigynia of slender woolly sedge. Photographed at Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams.........September 6, 2008.

Slender Bog Sedge, Slender Woolly Sedge, Wiregrass, Woolly-fruited Sedge: Carex lasiocarpa var. americana (Synonyms: Carex lanuginosa, Carex lanuginosa var. americana, Carex lasiocarpa ssp. americana, Carex lasiocarpa var. americana)

The photo above shows the basal leaves of slender woolly sedge. Photographed at Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams.........September 6, 2008.

Inflorescence of Slender Bog Sedge, Slender Woolly Sedge, Wiregrass, Woolly-fruited Sedge: Carex lasiocarpa var. americana (Synonyms: Carex lanuginosa, Carex lanuginosa var. americana, Carex lasiocarpa ssp. americana, Carex lasiocarpa var. americana) - Female spike of Slender Bog Sedge, Slender Woolly Sedge, Wiregrass, Woolly-fruited Sedge: Carex lasiocarpa var. americana (Synonyms: Carex lanuginosa, Carex lanuginosa var. americana, Carex lasiocarpa ssp. americana, Carex lasiocarpa var. americana)

The two photos above show additional close-ups of the inflorescence of slender woolly sedge as seen in Swampy Meadows..........September 6, 2008. Note the long subtending bract.

Paul Slichter