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

Slough Sedge

Carex obnupta

Synonym: Carex magnifica

Slough Sedge: Carex obnupta (Synonym: Carex magnifica)

Slough sedge in bloom on the estuary side of the spit at Sitka Sedge State Natural Area, Oregon Coast......April 20, 2019.

Female spike of Slough Sedge: Carex obnupta - Inflorescence of Slough Sedge: Carex obnupta

Close-up images of the inflorescence of slough sedge as seen at the webmaster's garden in Gresham, OR..........April 2005. The male heads are seen above the arched female heads.

Slough Sedge: Carex obnupta (Synonym: Carex magnifica)

Slough sedge as seen in wetlands at Bayocean Spit at the western edge of Tillamook Bay, northern Oregon coast.........April 16, 2017..

Male spike of Slough Sedge: Carex obnupta

The photo above shows the male spikes of slough sedge, which are located above the female spikes.

Perigynia and scales of Slough Sedge: Carex obnupta - Perigynia and scales of Slough Sedge: Carex obnupta

Two close-up views of the perigynia and subtending scales of slough sedge as seen at the authors home in Gresham, OR..........May 3, 2009.

Inflorescence of Slough Sedge: Carex obnupta (Synonym: Carex magnifica) - Slough Sedge: Carex obnupta (Synonym: Carex magnifica)

Slough sedge as seen growing along the looped access road to Bayocean Spit, western Tillamook Bay, Oregon coast........June 19, 2010.

Perigynia and scales of Slough Sedge: Carex obnupta (Synonym: Carex magnifica) - Inflorescence of Slough Sedge: Carex obnupta (Synonym: Carex magnifica) - Slough Sedge: Carex obnupta (Synonym: Carex magnifica)

Slough sedge as seen near the high tide mark on mud flats at the east side of Bayocean Spit, northern Oregon coast...........August 25, 2012.

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