Mt. Shasta Sedge, Shasta Sedge
Carex straminiformis
The photo above shows a nice cluster of Shasta sedge as seen at about 7200' on the south side of South Butte in the Mt. Adams Wilderness.........August 23, 2008.
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Shasta sedge blooming on gravelly slopes at the southwest head of Hellroaring Valley, Mount Adams...........August 12, 2013.
Shasta sedge as seen on gravelly slopes at the southwest head of Hellroaring Valley, Mount Adams...........September 2, 2017.
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These photos show close-up views of the inflorescence of Shasta sedge as seen at about 7200' on the south side of South Butte in the Mt. Adams Wilderness.........August 23, 2008.
The photo above shows the distinctive, broadly ovate perigynia of Shasta sedge as seen at about 7200' on the south side of South Butte in the Mt. Adams Wilderness........August 23, 2008. The perigynia of this species has 2 stigmas.
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Shasta sedge observed on cindery slopes near 7200' along the Climber's Trail at the head of Hellroaring Valley, Yakama Nation lands, Mt. Adams......August 30, 2021.
Paul Slichter