Status: Native
Synonyms:
Carex chihuahuensis Mackenzie
Carex agrostoides is a rather robust streamside sedge. The spike has an interrupted appearance. The spikelets are androgynous. The perigynia are plano-convex. The scales are not quite as broad as the perigynia, have a strong central vein, and a hyaline or brownish margin.
Carex agrostoides, photo Russ Kleinman & Max Licher, Gila NF, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, May 29, 2020
Carex agrostoides, fertile spikes, photo Russ Kleinman & Max Licher, Gila NF, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, May 29, 2020
Carex agrostoides, field macro of perigynia and scales, photo Russ Kleinman & Max Licher, Gila NF, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, May 29, 2020
Carex agrostoides, field macro of spike, photo Russ Kleinman & Max Licher, Gila NF, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, May 29, 2020
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