Greensheathed Sedge, Green-sheath Sedge
Carex feta
Synonym: Carex straminea var. mixta
Close-up of the inflorescence of green-sheath sedge as seen along the shoreline at Mirror Lake at Rooster Rock State Park in the western Columbia River Gorge.............August 19, 2009. Note the long bract below each of the lower spikes. Each spike is gynecandrous.
Close-up of the winged perigynia of green-sheath sedge as seen along the shoreline at Mirror Lake at Rooster Rock State Park in the western Columbia River Gorge.............August 19, 2009. Although not seen here, two stigmas would tip each perigynia.
Close-up of the inflorescence of green-sheath sedge as seen along the shoreline at Mirror Lake at Rooster Rock State Park in the western Columbia River Gorge.............August 19, 2009.
Paul Slichter