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

Raynold's Sedge

Carex raynoldsii

Synonym: Carex lyallii

Inflorescence of Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii (Synonym: Carex lyallii)

The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of Raynold's sedge. The male spike is terminal while the lower, lateral spikes are female. The lateral spikes are on short stalks or peduncles. Photographed in meadows near where the Crofton Ridge Trail #73 crosses Crofton Creek on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams..........August 22, 2008.

Inflorescence of Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii (Synonym: Carex lyallii)

The photo above shows another close-up of the inflorescence of Raynold's sedge. Photographed in meadows near where the Crofton Ridge Trail #73 crosses Crofton Creek on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams.........August 22, 2008.

Perigynia of Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii (Synonym: Carex lyallii)
The photo above shows a close-up of the perigynia and their subtending scales of Raynold's sedge. Photographed in meadows near where the Crofton Ridge Trail #73 crosses Crofton Creek on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams.........August 22, 2008.

Inflorescence of Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii (Synonym: Carex lyallii)

The photo above shows another close-up of the inflorescence of Raynold's sedge. Photographed in meadows near where the Crofton Ridge Trail #73 crosses Crofton Creek on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams........August 22, 2008.

Leaf cross-section of Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii (Synonym: Carex lyallii)

The photo above shows a close-up of the distinctly, centrally pleated leaf of Raynold's sedge. Photographed in meadows near where the Crofton Ridge Trail #73 crosses Crofton Creek on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams..........August 22, 2008.

Perigynia of Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii (Synonym: Carex lyallii) - Female spike of Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii (Synonym: Carex lyallii) - Inflorescence of Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii (Synonym: Carex lyallii)

Female spike of Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii (Synonym: Carex lyallii) - Inflorescence of Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii (Synonym: Carex lyallii) - Inflorescence of Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii (Synonym: Carex lyallii)

These 6 photos show close-up views of what appears to be Raynold's sedge as seen along Shorthorn Creek in wet meadows along Shorthorn Creek on the south side of Mt. Adams.........August 24, 2008.

Perigynia of Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii (Synonym: Carex lyallii) - Inflorescence of Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii (Synonym: Carex lyallii) - Inflorescence of Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii (Synonym: Carex lyallii)

The 3 photos above show close-ups of the perigynia and inflorescence of Raynold's sedge as seen in moist meadows along the Round the Mt. Trail #9 on Mt. Adams........September 5, 2008.

Paul Slichter