Payson's is an androgynous sedge; in the photo the cylindrical male spike is shown above the female spikes. The lowest spike is erect, separating it from Carex spectabilis.
Author: Susan McDougall
Paradise Meadow, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7868, -121.7354, 5424
Date: August 29, 2014
A tufted sedge of moist meadows above 6,000 feet, the leaves are flat and slender, and the plants are up to 18 inches tall.
Author: Susan McDougall
Paradise Meadow, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7868, -121.7354, 5424
Date: August 29, 2014
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