[Sedges: The Genus Carex West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Spring Sedge, Woodrush Sedge

Carex luzulina

Synonyms: Carex ablata, Carex luzulina var. ablata, Carex luzulina var. luzulina, Carex owyheensis

Spring Sedge, Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina (Synonyms: Carex ablata, Carex luzulina var. ablata, Carex luzulina var. luzulina, Carex owyheensis)

A close-up of the inflorescence of woodrush sedge as seen in vernally moist meadows uphill to the east of Upper Bigelow Lake, Siskiyou National Forest.........July 14, 2012.

Spring Sedge, Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina (Synonyms: Carex ablata, Carex luzulina var. ablata, Carex luzulina var. luzulina, Carex owyheensis) - Spring Sedge, Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina (Synonyms: Carex ablata, Carex luzulina var. ablata, Carex luzulina var. luzulina, Carex owyheensis)

The photo above shows the terminal two spikelets of woodrush sedge. Note that terminal portion of both spikelets is male, while the lower portion of each spikelet is female. Photographed in Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams........August 11, 2008.

Perigynia of Spring Sedge, Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina (Synonyms: Carex ablata, Carex luzulina var. ablata, Carex luzulina var. luzulina, Carex owyheensis) - Perigynia of Spring Sedge, Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina (Synonyms: Carex ablata, Carex luzulina var. ablata, Carex luzulina var. luzulina, Carex owyheensis)
The 2 photos above show close-ups of the perigynia and their subtending scales of woodrush sedge. Photographed in Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams........August 11, 2008.

Spring Sedge, Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina (Synonyms: Carex ablata, Carex luzulina var. ablata, Carex luzulina var. luzulina, Carex owyheensis) --Spring Sedge, Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina (Synonyms: Carex ablata, Carex luzulina var. ablata, Carex luzulina var. luzulina, Carex owyheensis) --Perigynia of Spring Sedge, Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina (Synonyms: Carex ablata, Carex luzulina var. ablata, Carex luzulina var. luzulina, Carex owyheensis) - Perigynia of Spring Sedge, Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina (Synonyms: Carex ablata, Carex luzulina var. ablata, Carex luzulina var. luzulina, Carex owyheensis)

Spring Sedge, Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina (Synonyms: Carex ablata, Carex luzulina var. ablata, Carex luzulina var. luzulina, Carex owyheensis) - -Habitat of Spring Sedge, Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina (Synonyms: Carex ablata, Carex luzulina var. ablata, Carex luzulina var. luzulina, Carex owyheensis) - Spring Sedge, Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina (Synonyms: Carex ablata, Carex luzulina var. ablata, Carex luzulina var. luzulina, Carex owyheensis)

The 7 photos above show views of woodrush sedge as seen along the Shorthorn Trail #16 in meadows along Shorthorn Creek........August 24, 2008.

Paul Slichter