The leaf blades are wide and flat and the spikes are androgynous (male spike at the top). Here the female spikes are shown. This is variety stipata.
Author: Susan McDougall
Longmire Meadow (old well), Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7504, -121.8128, 2712
Date: July 14, 2016
Found in the lower Nisqually and Carbon River valleys, this uncommon sedge is a stout, tufted perennial that may reach three feet in height.
Author: Susan McDougall
Longmire Meadow (old well), Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7504, -121.8128, 2712
Date: July 14, 2016
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