Carex vallicola
Valley Sedge

Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Photo taken near Mt. Tiffany, high elevation dry meadow with Artemisia tridentata

This Carex is more commonly found south and east of Washington State. It is only known from a few locations in Washington including this site near Mt. Tiffany and also near Mt. McCay. It is listed by the Washington Natural Heritage Progam as a sensitive species. It is similar in form and habitat to the more common Carex rossii- but differing in a number of features including a shorter lower bract of the inflorescence which is inconspicuous.