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

Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

Synonyms: Carex microsperma, Carex multiflora, Carex multiflora var. microsperma, Carex scabrior, Carex setacea, Carex vulpinoidea var. microsperma, Carex vulpinoidea var. pycnocephala, Carex vulpinoidea var. scabrior, Carex vulpinoidea var. segregata, Carex vulpinoidea var. setacea, Carex vulpinoidea var. vulpinoidea

Fox Sedge: Carex vulpinoidea (Synonyms: Carex microsperma, Carex multiflora, Carex multiflora var. microsperma, Carex scabrior, Carex setacea, Carex vulpinoidea var. microsperma, Carex vulpinoidea var. pycnocephala, Carex vulpinoidea var. scabrior, Carex vulpinoidea var. segregata, Carex vulpinoidea var. setacea, Carex vulpinoidea var. vulpinoidea)

Fox sedge as seen along the shoreline of Rowland Lake near Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge........December 3, 2011.

Inflorescence of Awl-fruit Sedge, Sawbeak Sedge: Carex stipata var. stipata - Inflorescence of Awl-fruit Sedge, Sawbeak Sedge: Carex stipata var. stipata - Inflorescence of Fox Sedge: Carex vulpinoidea (Synonyms: Carex microsperma, Carex multiflora, Carex multiflora var. microsperma, Carex scabrior, Carex setacea, Carex vulpinoidea var. microsperma, Carex vulpinoidea var. pycnocephala, Carex vulpinoidea var. scabrior, Carex vulpinoidea var. segregata, Carex vulpinoidea var. setacea, Carex vulpinoidea var. vulpinoidea)

Additional close-up of the inflorescence of fox sedge as seen along the shoreline of Rowland Lake near Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge...............August 23, 2010. The photo at right was taken at the same location on December 3, 2011.
Paul Slichter