Slough Sedge
Carex obnupta
Synonym: Carex magnifica
![Slough Sedge: Carex obnupta (Synonym: Carex magnifica)](obnupta/obnupta04-20-2019.jpg)
Slough sedge in bloom on the estuary side of the spit at Sitka Sedge State Natural Area, Oregon Coast......April 20, 2019.
- ![Inflorescence of Slough Sedge: Carex obnupta](obnupta/carexobnupta2.jpg)
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)](obnupta/obnupta04-16-2017.jpg)
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](obnupta/carexobnupta.jpg)
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](obnupta/obnupta2b.jpg)
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.
- ![Slough Sedge: Carex obnupta (Synonym: Carex magnifica)](obnupta/obnupta3b.jpg)
Slough sedge as seen growing along the looped access road to Bayocean Spit, western Tillamook Bay, Oregon coast........June 19, 2010.
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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.