Vascular Plants - Cyperaceae - Carex:
Carex geyeri
Geyer's sedge, elk sedge 
Blooms: April - July
Habit: herb
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Distribution: East of the Cascades, British Columbia to California, east to Colorado
Habitat: Open woodlands and dry meadows, foothills to moderate elevations in the mountains
Accepted Name:
Carex geyeri Boott
Synonyms:
(none)

Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Carex geyeri
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Carex geyeri specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.

WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Carex geyeri specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.

Washington Flora Checklist: Carex geyeri treatment.

E-Flora BC: Carex geyeri atlas page.

CalPhotos: Carex geyeri images.

USDA Plants Database: Carex geyeri.
Additional photographs of Carex geyeri:
(click on a thumbnail to view larger photo)

Clayton J. Antieau, 1996

Clayton J. Antieau, 2004

Fred Weinmann, 1997

Ben Legler, 2005

Ben Legler, 2005

Ben Legler, 2005

Clayton J. Antieau, 2008

Clayton J. Antieau, 2008

Clayton J. Antieau, 2005

Craig Althen, 2010

Craig Althen, 2010

Craig Althen, 2012
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