Most common on the south side of the Park, this sedge is one of the few with a single spike. The spike is androgynous. The plants lack rootstocks. This species was formerly named Carex pyrenaica.
Author: Susan McDougall
Skyline Trail, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7955, -121.7373, 5978
Date: August 14, 2014
The leaves are short and slightly inrolled, and the plants are densely tufted. Pyrenaean Sedge grows to elevations of 8,000 feet.
Author: Susan McDougall
Skyline Trail, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7955, -121.7373, 5978
Date: August 14, 2014
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