Weak-veined Sedge ?
Carex infirminervia
Synonyms: Carex bolanderi ssp. infirminerivia, Carex deweyana
Can you help verify the identity of this sedge?
A close-up of the inflorescence of what might be weak-veined sedge as seen on a moist forested bank along Old Highway 8 at Rowland Lake, just west of Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge..............May20, 2011. Note the elongated spikes and nodding inflorescence. The spikes appear to all be gynecandrous and two stigmas are present. The beaks are long and slender with very shallow teeth. Because there are no close-up images of the perigynia, I'm not totally certain whether the perigynia are winged or not. Carex infirminervia has unwinged perigynia. Carex praticola is similar in appearance but has winged perigynia. Only the latter is documented (from a collection near Hood River) in the flora of the Columbia River Gorge. If anyone can give a positive identification, I would greatly appreciate it!.
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Additional photos of what might be weak-veined sedge as seen on a moist forested bank along Old Highway 8 at Rowland Lake, just west of Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge..............May20, 2011.