Beaked Sedge, Bladder Sedge, Inflated Sedge, Northwest Territory Sedge, Shore Sedge, Southern Beaked Sedge: Carex utriculata (Synonyms: Carex inflata var. utriculata, Carex laevirostris, Carex rhynchophysa, Carex rostrata var. utriculata)

Beaked sedges blooming along the edge of the irrigation ditch just east of the parking area at the Conboy Lake National Wildlife Area headquarters.......May 15, 2020.

The photo above shows a close-up of the upper inflorescence of bladder sedge as seen in standing water at Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams..........August 11, 2008. In this inflorescence the upper spike at upper right is male, while the lower one is a mix of male (on top) and female. Several other female spikes could be found on this indvidual below the ones pictured here.

The photo above shows close-ups of several of the spikes of bladder sedge as seen at Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams.........August 11, 2008. Note the short bracts subtending the lower spikelets.

The photo above shows a close-up of the perigynia and striped scales of bladder sedge as seen in standing water at Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams..........August 11, 2008. The perigynia of bladder sedge are more tapered at the base and typically have a shorter, thicker beak than the similar inflated sedge (Carex vesicaria) which has a broader, rounded base and narrower beak.

These 4 photos show bladder sedge as seen in moist meadows immediately north of Hellroaring Creek and about 100 meters west of the Island Springs Trail on Yakama Nation lands at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams..........July 17, 2005.

The photo at left shows bladder sedge as seen in standing water at Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams.....August 11, 2008. The photo at right shows a close view of the inflorescence of bladder sedge as seen in the irrigation canal along the first section of the Willard Springs Trail (adjacent to the headquarters compound), Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.....May 20, 2023.

The photos above show close-ups of what appears to be bladder sedge as seen in Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams..........September 6, 2008.

The photos above show close-ups of what appears to be bladder sedge as seen in Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams.......September 6, 2008.

Bladder sedge as seen in wetlands along the Willard Springs Trail in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.........May 24, 2016.

The 4 photos seen above represent late season bladder sedge ? as seen in Grand Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams........September 28, 2008.

The 3 photos seen above show close-ups of the inflorescence of bladder sedge as seen in Swampy Meadows at the western corner of Mt. Adams just northwest of the intersections of Rds # 23 & # 8810.........August 8, 2004.

The 4 photos above show additional views of bladder sedge in marshes along Road K1000 to the northeast of Glenwood, WA.........August 17, 2007.