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

Nebraska Sedge

Carex nebrascensis

Synonyms: Carex jamesii, Carex nebrascensis var. eruciformis, Carex nebrascensis var. praevia, Carex nebrascensis var. ultriformis, Carex nebraskensis

Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis (Synonyms: Carex jamesii, Carex nebrascensis var. eruciformis, Carex nebrascensis var. praevia, Carex nebrascensis var. ultriformis, Carex nebraskensis)

The photo above shows the inflorescence of Nebraska sedge as seen in a riparian area along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams........May 13, 2007.

Female spike of Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis (Synonyms: Carex jamesii, Carex nebrascensis var. eruciformis, Carex nebrascensis var. praevia, Carex nebrascensis var. ultriformis, Carex nebraskensis)

The photo above shows of the female spike of Nebraska sedge as seen in a riparian area along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........May 13, 2007. The female spike is found below the one or two terminal, male spikes in this species.

Male spike of Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis (Synonyms: Carex jamesii, Carex nebrascensis var. eruciformis, Carex nebrascensis var. praevia, Carex nebrascensis var. ultriformis, Carex nebraskensis)

The photo above shows a close-up of the terminal, male spike of Nebraska sedge as seen in a riparian area along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams........May 13, 2007. The long brown structures arising from this spike are the anthers.

Perigynia of Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis (Synonyms: Carex jamesii, Carex nebrascensis var. eruciformis, Carex nebrascensis var. praevia, Carex nebrascensis var. ultriformis, Carex nebraskensis)

Close-up of the perigynia of nebraska sedge as seen north of Lakeside Road in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge..........August 3, 2014.

Female spike of Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis (Synonyms: Carex jamesii, Carex nebrascensis var. eruciformis, Carex nebrascensis var. praevia, Carex nebrascensis var. ultriformis, Carex nebraskensis) - Male spike of Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis (Synonyms: Carex jamesii, Carex nebrascensis var. eruciformis, Carex nebrascensis var. praevia, Carex nebrascensis var. ultriformis, Carex nebraskensis) - Inflorescence of Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis (Synonyms: Carex jamesii, Carex nebrascensis var. eruciformis, Carex nebrascensis var. praevia, Carex nebrascensis var. ultriformis, Carex nebraskensis) - Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis (Synonyms: Carex jamesii, Carex nebrascensis var. eruciformis, Carex nebrascensis var. praevia, Carex nebrascensis var. ultriformis, Carex nebraskensis)

Nebraska sedge as seen in a riparian area along road K1000 which connects the Goldendale-Glenwood Highway with the Mt. Adams Highway about 2 miles northeast of Glenwood, WA on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams at an elevation of about 1900'..........May 19, 2006. Plants at this site were at most 25-30 cm high.


Paul Slichter