[Sedges: The Genus Carex in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Shortleaf Sedge, Short-leaf Sedge, Softleaf Sedge

Carex disperma

Synonym: Carex tenella

Inflorescence of Shortleaf Sedge, Short-leaf Sedge, Softleaf Sedge: Carex disperma (Synonym: Carex tenella)

Perigynia of shortleaf sedge as seen along Long Creek at Conrad Meadows, west Yakima County..........June 27, 2013.

Shortleaf Sedge, Short-leaf Sedge, Softleaf Sedge: Carex disperma (Synonym: Carex tenella)

Shortleaf sedge as seen along Long Creek at Conrad Meadows, west Yakima County..........June 27, 2013.

Paul Slichter