Naked Sedge, Torrent Sedge
Carex nudata
Synonyms: Carex acutina, Carex bishallii, Carex hallii, Carex nudata var. anomala, Carex suborbiculata, Carex tenacissima
Torrent sedge growing on a rocky bank of the Klickitat River a mile or so downstream of Pitt.......October 14, 2012. Note the dense, tussock-like growth with gracefully arching, slender leaves. This species grows on rocky banks in the scour zone of swift-flowing rivers. There are stretches of the river where this is still a dominant species, but it has been replaced by canary reedgrass in places which are disturbed and have had deposition of alluvial fines.
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Torrent sedge growing at left on a rocky bank of the Klickitat River a mile or so downstream of Pitt.......October 14, 2012.The photo at right shows a habitat view of torrent sedge on the western bank of the Deschutes River about 2 miles or so upstream from the Columbia River......November 20, 2020.
Another habitat view of torrent sedge as seen on the western bank of the Deschutes River about 2 miles or so upstream from the Columbia River......November 20, 2020. This is the same location as in the photo directly above.
Paul Slichter