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

Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Synonym: Carex lanuginosa

Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonym: Carex lanuginosa) - Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonym: Carex lanuginosa)

The photos show close-up images of a lateral female spikelet of woolly sedge along with the full inflorescence. Photographed along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR...........August 11, 2008.

Perigynia of Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonym: Carex lanuginosa) - Perigynia of Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonym: Carex lanuginosa)
The 2 photos above show close-ups of the hairy perigynia and their subtending scales of woolly sedge. Photographed along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR.........August 11, 2008.

Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonym: Carex lanuginosa) - Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonym: Carex lanuginosa)

The 2 photos above show the inflorescence (left) and the habitat (right) of woolly sedge. Photographed along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR..........August 11, 2008.

Female spike of Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonym: Carex lanuginosa)

The photo above shows a close-up of the hairy perigynia within a spikelet of woolly sedge. Photographed along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR...........August 11, 2008.

Inflorescence of Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonym: Carex lanuginosa) - Inflorescence of Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonym: Carex lanuginosa) - Inflorescence of Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonym: Carex lanuginosa)

Inflorescence of Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonym: Carex lanuginosa) - Perigynia of Woolly Sedge: Carex pellita (Synonym: Carex lanuginosa)

These 4 photos show close-up images of the inflorescence of what appears to be woolly sedge. Photographed along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR..........August 11, 2008.

Paul Slichter