Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Carex pellita Muhlenberg ex Willdenow
(Wooly Sedge)
Family: Cyperaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Carex lanuginosa auct. non Michaux
Carex pellita is a streamside sedge. The staminate spike is held separately above the pistillate spike. The perigynia are conspicuously hairy.
Carex pellita, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher & Danielle Walkup, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, Aug. 2, 2008
Carex pellita, pistillate spike, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher & Danielle Walkup, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, Aug. 2, 2008
Carex pellita, closeup pistillate spike, photo Danielle Walkup, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher & Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, Aug. 2, 2008
Carex pellita, micro of scale and perigynia, photo Danielle Walkup, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher & Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., Willow Creek, Aug. 2, 2008
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