[Sedges: The Genus Carex in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

A close-up of the hairy perigynia of awned sedge as seen on the eastern banks of the Klickitat River in the Klickitat State Wildlife Recreation Area of western Klickitat County, WA.......June 28, 2009. Note the long, narrow beak and the brown-margined scales at the base of perigynia.

The photo above shows awned sedge as seen on the eastern banks of the Klickitat River in the Klickitat State Wildlife Recreation Area of western Klickitat County, WA.........June 28, 2009.

3 additional close-up views of the lateral female spikes and a leaf sheath of awned sedge as seen on the eastern banks of the Klickitat River in the Klickitat State Wildlife Recreation Area of western Klickitat County, WA.........June 28, 2009. Note the 3 styles as well as the hairy perigynia in the photo at left and right and the hairs at the upper margins of the leaf sheath in the central photo.