Status: Native
Synonyms:
Carex tenuirostris Olney
Carex athrostachya is an erect sedge with flat leaves from below the middle of the culm. The heads are ovoid with gynecandrous spikes. The pistillate scales have green centers and the perigynia are wing margined. The beak is short.
Carex athrostachya, photo Danielle Walkup & Bill Norris, Mogollon Mtns., Redstone trailhead, Aug. 4, 2008
Carex athrostachya, micro perigynia and scales, photo Danielle Walkup & Bill Norris, Mogollon Mtns., Redstone trailhead, Aug. 4, 2008
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