Rocky Mountain Sedge, Mountain Sedge, Sierra Alpine Sedge
Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa
Synonyms: Carex campylocarpa, Carex campylocarpa ssp. affinis, Carex gymnoclada, Carex scopulorum var. scopulorum
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Rocky Mountain sedge as seen in moist meadows near treeline along the Freezeout Trail, Tiffany Mountain, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.......July 27, 2018.
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What appears to be Rocky Mountain sedge as seen on southwest-facing slopes between Tiffany Lake and Middle Tiffany Mountain, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.......July 28, 2018.
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Close-up images of the inflorescence and perigynia of Rocky Mountain sedge as seen in moist meadows along the Timberline Trail immediately to the south of the Mount Hood Meadows Ski Area.........October 2, 2010. The perigynia are elliptical to obovate in shape with a very short beak and are green or brown with reddish brown spots and usually covered with purplish-black blotches on the upper half.
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Rocky Mountain sedge observed in wet meadows at Wy'East Basin, Mount Hood Wilderness.....October 5, 2022.
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Rocky Mountain sedge as seen in very moist meadows at Parachute Meadows to the northeast of Winthrop, WA, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest........July 29, 2018.
Paul Slichter