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

Blister Sedge, Inflated Sedge, Small Inflated Sedge

Carex vesicaria var. vesicaria

Synonym: Carex inflata, Carex vesicaria

Blister Sedge, Small Inflated Sedge, Inflated Sedge: Carex vesicaria var. vesicaria (Synonyms: Carex inflata, Carex vesicaria)

Blister sedge as seen in a vernally moist meadow at Panacanic in western Klickitat County, May 17, 2013.

Lateral female spike of Blister Sedge, Small Inflated Sedge, Inflated Sedge: Carex vesicaria var. vesicaria (Synonyms: Carex inflata, Carex vesicaria) - Lateral female spike of Blister Sedge, Small Inflated Sedge, Inflated Sedge: Carex vesicaria var. vesicaria (Synonyms: Carex inflata, Carex vesicaria) - Inflorescence of Blister Sedge, Small Inflated Sedge, Inflated Sedge: Carex vesicaria var. vesicaria (Synonyms: Carex inflata, Carex vesicaria) - Blister Sedge, Small Inflated Sedge, Inflated Sedge: Carex vesicaria var. vesicaria (Synonyms: Carex inflata, Carex vesicaria)

Close-up images of the inflorescence of blister sedge as seen in a vernally moist meadow at Panacanic in western Klickitat County, May 17, 2013.

Paul Slichter