Awl-fruit Sedge, Sawbeak Sedge
Carex stipata var. stipata
Close-up of the inflorescence of awl-fruit sedge as seen along the shoreline of Rowland Lake near Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge...............August 23, 2010.
The photo above shows awl-fruited sedge as seen at the edge of wetlands along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR...................June 21, 2008.
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The photos above show awl-fruit sedge as seen in a moist ditch along Forest Road #23 at milepost 35 on the northwestern slopes of Mt. Adams...........................September 28, 2008. This site is at about 3900' on the mountain. Click each photo to see an enlarged version.
Additional close-up of the inflorescence of awl-fruit sedge as seen along the shoreline of Rowland Lake near Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge...............August 23, 2010.
Paul Slichter