2011-05-07 Burgenland, district Mattersburg (Kogelberg, 305 msm Quadrant 8264/4).German name: Micheli-SeggeThe Latin name should be spelled according to Italian pronunciation rules /mikelii/, as it is named after an Italian botanist.
Oahu sedgeCyperaceae (Sedge family)Endemic to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)EtymologyThe generic name Carex is the classical Latin name for sedge, pehaps from carere, to be absent, as the upper spikes are staminate (male) and do not produce seeds.The specific epithet wahuensis is an old spelling variation referring to the island of Oahu.
Sept. 27, 2012, Silver Lake, Brighton, Utah, approx. 8,720 ft. elev.The lush plant growth in these calm, shallow lake waters consists of a number of things but here primarily is Carex utriculata (Northwest Territory Sedge, and Beaded - not Beaked - sedge are some of its common names). C. utriculata has historically been treated by some authors within C. rostrata (Beaked sedge) but these are now somewhat more recently considered to be separate species and following those treatments, C. rostratra does not occur in Utah.
field image of Carex pennsylvanica COMMON OAK SEDGE at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve showing a single specimen at bloom; this species is featured in the book, Graceful Splendor: Grasses of the Tallgrass Prairie. Contact frank@black-sweater-art.com for more information.
close up image of Carex sartwellii RUNNING MARSH SEDGE at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - showing a single specimen at bloom; anthers are visible. This species is featured in the book - Graceful Splendor: Grasses of the Tallgrass Prairie. Contact frank@black-sweater-art.com for more information.