U.S.A., Idaho, Valley County: Lick Creek Road: borrow pit. From McCall drive E on Lick Creek Rd for 8.1 mi Elev. 5303 ft.
44.921263°, -115.95579°. Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 10 meters. Georeferenced by Mark Pollock. Coordinate Source: GPS. Inverted longitude.

Old, flat-bottomed borrow pit, seasonally wet (still slightly moist on 7/19, and vegetated with several Salix species (most abundantly S. lemmonii) and Juncus nevadensis. Only a few individuals of this sedge observed growing under cottonwood and Salix lasiandra. cespitose. Photos of the living specimen available at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/232091516 Reproductive state: Fertile.

U.S.A., Idaho, Bonner County: Kaniksu National Forest. Trail to Lake Darling from trailhead parking. Elev. 1426-1611 m.
48° 23\' N, 116° 9\' 17" W
Coordinate Source: Digital Map.

Picea forest with understory of Vaccinium, Lonicera, Rhododendron, Ligusticum, Geum macrophyllum. Carex common surrounding lake. Loosely cespitose.

U.S.A., Idaho, Bonner County: Kaniksu National Forest. Trail to Lake Darling from trailhead parking. Note lat long is for the lake outlet. Elev. 1426-1611 m.
48.40383° N, 116.15034° W
Coordinate Source: Digital Map.

Picea forest with understory of Vaccinium, Lonicera, Rhododendron, Ligusticum, Geum macrophyllum. Carex common along surrounding lake. Loosely cespitose.

U.S.A., Idaho, Valley County: Along Sugar Creek. Gated road from Forest Service Road 412. Payette National Forest. Standing pool between roadside and slope away from creek and surrounding seep. Elev. 1913 m.
44.94572° N, 115.30811° W
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 7 meters.

Cespitose.

U.S.A., Washington, Snohomish County: About 3 miles up an old trail (former logging road) N from Sultan Basin Road and Olney Creek. About 2.3 air mi NNW of Mt Stickney. About 2.7 air mi NE of the SE end of Wallace Lake. Elev. 3132 ft.
47.93062° N, 121.6328° W
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 15 meters. Coordinate Source: GPS.

Small Bog with wet meadow edges, with Comarum, Juncus ensifolius, Eriophorum angustifolium, Carex canescens, Equisetum, Scirpus, Juncus filiformis, and Carex echinata Fairly common. Reproductive state: Fruits. Origin: Native.

U.S.A., Idaho, Bonner County: Priest Lake State Forest, Selkirk Mountains, McCormack Meadows. Site ID: SK-417. Elev. 1025 m.
48.298901° N, 116.73576° W
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 5 meters. Coordinate Source: GPS.

Open Sedge and Spirea meadow with sporadic Alders, signs of disturbance from animals and automobiles. Abundant weeds. Reproductive state: Fruits. Origin: Native.

U.S.A., Idaho, Bonner County: Kaniksu National Forest, Selkirk Mountains, Hornby Lake, headwaters of Hornby Creek adjacent to Carr Creek. Site ID: SK-443. Elev. 759 m.
48.28454° N, 116.651701° W
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 6 meters. Coordinate Source: GPS.

Open disturbed shallow lake covered in Brasenia and Potamageton with mucky Typha and Spiraea dominated lakeside. Evidence of spraying. Reproductive state: Fruits. Origin: Native.

U.S.A., Idaho, Boundary County: Priest Lake State Forest, Selkirk Mountains, Lion Creek Road, Old road that switchbacks up to Lookout Mountain. Site ID: SK-458. Elev. 1405 m.
48.762872° N, 116.753904° W
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 5 meters. Coordinate Source: GPS.

Wet disturbed clearing amidst creek tributary and forest edge with peat moss ground cover with Antennaria, Castilleja hispida, and Hieracium. Reproductive state: Fruits. Origin: Native.

U.S.A., Oregon, Clackamas County: Peach Cove Fen, 3 mi NNE of Canby. Elev. 135 ft.
45.299995° N, 122.675358° W; T03S, R01E, N 1/2 Sec. 22.
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate Source: Digital Map.

On floating fen mat, partial shade under Spiraea douglasii. With Sphagnum squarrosum. Scarce.

U.S.A., Montana, Granite County: Sapphire Mtns. In Sand Basin 3 miles south of the West Fork Rock Creek Road Elev. 6750 ft.
46.1675° N, 113.6773° W
Coordinate uncertainty: 43 meters. Georeferenced by Giovanna Bishop. Coordinate Source: Specimen Label.

Common on hummocks in a fen. With Deschampsia cespitosa and Ranunculus alismaefolius.

U.S.A., Alaska: [locality and coordinates withheld; status in Alaska: S1S2 (Imperiled; ACCS)] Elev. 130 m.

valley bottom mineral influence rich fens in mosaic with forested

U.S.A., Alaska: [locality and coordinates withheld; status in Alaska: S1S2 (Imperiled; ACCS)] Elev. 150 m.

rich fen

United States, Washington, Grays Harbor: Pacific Coast Range: South Olympic Mountain Range, 1 mile NW of Three Peaks, plateau 1.5 miles N of Wynochee River and divide between North Fork West Branch Wynochee and South Fork Chikamin Creek, 4 miles N of Lake Wynochee. T23N R8W S9 SE4 SW4. Elev. 3120ft
47.49054°, -123.58101°.

Streambank wet meadow on loamy soil with rich moss layer. Community of Caltha biflora, Senecio triangularis, Leptarrhena pyrolifolia, Pedicularis groenlandica, and Carex. HerbariumSpecimenDuplicate: Carex echinata subsp. echinata Perigynia erect, spreading and descending in ball-like clusters. https://intermountainbiota.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=31402869. Reproductive state: Flowering & Fruiting.

United States, Washington, Pierce: Puget Trough Ecoregion: Joint Base Lewis-McChord, northwest side of Spanaway Creek wetland, 1 mile SW of Spanaway. T19N R3E S32 NW4 SW4. Elev. 370 ft
47.0861°, -122.4632°. Datum: WGS84.

Floating mat of Carex cusickii, Typha latifolia, Scirpus microcarpus, Comarum palustre, and Juncus effusus off of shore in 3-4 foot deep water. Shore dominated by Phalaris arundinacea, Typha latifolia, Rubus bifrons. Open water with Nuphar polysepala and Brasenia schreberi. HerbariumSpecimenDuplicate: Carex echinata subsp. echinata Inflorescence of 3 ball-like spikes with perigynia ascending, spreading, and deflexed, perigynia ventral surface veined as in ssp. phyllomanica. https://intermountainbiota.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=32404569. Reproductive state: Flowering.

U.S.A., Idaho, Valley County: Bear Pete/Cloochman Saddle rd. junction with Warren Wagon Rd. ca. 35 km N of jct with Hwy 55 in McCall. Elev. 1943 m.
45° 11\' 46.7" N, 115° 58\' 47.2" W
Coordinate Source: Specimen label.

Margin of small seepage/drainage of a S-sloping meadow within fir-spruce forest. Short rhizomes, forming tight clumps. Perigynia divergent, yellow-green. Voucher for FotW images. Origin: Native.

U.S.A., Idaho, Boundary County: Kaniksu National Forest, Selkirk Mountains, Cow Creek Meadows. Site ID: SK-169. Elev. 1295 m.
48.91327° N, 116.777466° W
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 4 meters. Coordinate Source: GPS.

Wet bog-like opening dominated by Betula and Carex sp. with scattered Pinus and Abies interspersed. Evidence of cattle, standing water present. Silica taken, collected in standing water. Reproductive state: Fruits. Origin: Native.

U.S.A., Idaho, Boundary County: Kaniksu National Forest, Selkirk Mountains, Cow Creek Road past grizzly exclosure down Forest Service Road 655, Cow Creek Meadows. Site ID: SK-152. Elev. 1295 m.
48.909948° N, 116.781082° W
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 4 meters. Coordinate Source: GPS.

Open mesic moss matted meadow with Abies and Spruce intermixed, dominated by Deschampsia and Carex. Plants cespitose; inflorescences erect. Reproductive state: Fruits. Origin: Native.

U.S.A., Oregon, Hood River County: Mount Hood National Forest; Bonney Meadow.
45.263138°, -121.58265°. Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 193 meters. Georeferenced by Jeffrey Lesh. Coordinate Source: Digital Map.

Wet meadow. Starry spikes. Reproductive state: Fruits. Origin: Native.

U.S.A., Washington, San Juan County: Summit Lake. Elev. 667 m.
48.674891° N, 122.83384° W
Coordinate Source: Specimen Label.

Found on a bog in the northern part of Summit Lake; Found growing among Ledum groenlandicum, Juncus effusus, Drosera rotundifolia, Carex utriculata, and Carex viridula. Sts and lvs green, infl green; Common.

U.S.A., Oregon, Hood River County: Lost Lake. Elev. 960 m.
45.489324° N, 121.83075° W
Coordinate Source: Specimen Label.

Found in western side of Lost Lake in a sphagnum bog; growing with Carex echinata, Ranunculus flammula, Parnassia cirrata, Drosera rotundifolia, Triantha glutinosa, and Lycopodiella inundata. St and lvs green, seeds yellow-green; Common.

U.S.A., Idaho, Boundary County: Kaniksu National Forest, Selkirk Mountains, Cow Creek Meadows. Site ID: SK-169. Elev. 1295 m.
48.91327° N, 116.777466° W
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 4 meters. Coordinate Source: GPS.

Wet bog-like opening dominated by Betula and Carex sp. with scattered Pinus and Abies interspersed. Evidence of cattle, standing water present. Reproductive state: Fruits. Origin: Native.

United States, Washington, King: North Cascades Ecoregion: Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area, along side trail to Granite Lakes, ca 0.25 miles NNE of north end of Lower Granite Lake, ca 7.5 air miles ESE of North Bend. T23N R9E S23 SE4 NE4 SE4. Elev. 2560ft
47.45895°, -121.61275°.

Small stream and puddle in trailside clearing within Tsuga heterophylla, Tsuga mertensiana, and Alnus viridis forest with understory of Struthiopteris spicant & Maianthemum dilatatum. Soil moist, coarse-clay silt. HerbariumSpecimenDuplicate: Carex echinata subsp. echinata Heads small, ball-like, perigynia beaked and drooping to spreading. https://intermountainbiota.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=32396644. Reproductive state: Flowering & Fruiting.

U.S.A., Arizona, Greenlee County: Corduroy Creek. Elev. 2637 m.
33.62255° N, 109.35387° W
Coordinate Source: Specimen Label.

U.S.A., California, Siskiyou County: Klamath Ranges. Scott Mountains, 3.5 air-km southwest of China Mountain; along Cabin Meadow Creek 1.4 km southeast of Road 41N03 crossing of the creek. Elev. 1840 m.
41° 21\' 22" N, 122° 36\' 27" W; T41N, R7W, NE1/4 of SW1/4 of sec. 36
Datum: WGS 84.

Meadowy borders of the creek bordered by lodgepole pine, white fir, Jeffrey pine. Plants clumpy, in soggy ground.

U.S.A., Nevada, Washoe County: Sierra Nevada, Carson Range, Ginny Lake, 0.8 air miles S of Relay Peak, on W branch of Third Creek. Elev. 8920 ft.
39.302733° N, 119.944833° W; T17N R18E s27
Datum: NAD 83.

Along banks of inlet stream. Abundant.

U.S.A., Oregon, Linn County: Echo Basin. Elev. 4771 ft.
44.41232° N, 122.101058° W

wet meadow, shallow standing water.

United States, California, Siskiyou: Klamath Ranges. Scott Mountains, 3.5 air-km southwest of China Mountain; along Cabin Meadow and Cabin Meadow Creek 1.4 km southeast of Road 41N03 crossing of the creek. South china Mnt 7.5\' quad. Elev. 1840 m.
41.356111°, -122.6075°. Datum: WGS 84.

Meadowy borders of the creek bordered by lodgepole pine, white fir, Jeffrey pine.; in soggy ground. Plants clumpy. https://oregonflora.org/collections/individual/index.php?occid=4491174. Origin: wild collection.

U.S.A., Oregon, Multnomah County: Latourell Prairie.
45.554282° N, 121.999666° W
Coordinate Source: Specimen Label.

Open fen. With Tofieldia, Carex aquatilis var. dives, Sphagnum sp.

U.S.A., Oregon, Deschutes County: Three Cr. Meadow-Des.N.F. Elev. 6317 ft.
44.11575° N, 121.62455° W

U.S.A., Oregon, Deschutes County: N of Little Cultus Lk. off Deer Lk. Trail Deschutes NF.
43.80824° N, 121.8842° W

Shaded wet area dominated by sedges.

U.S.A., Oregon, Multnomah County: Mt. Hood National Forest, Bull Run Watershed, Latourell Prairie, 24 mi S of Warrendale. Elev. 3050 ft.
45.554989° N, 122.001059° W; T01N, R06E, Sec. 24 & T.01N, R07E, Sec. 19
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 619 meters. Coordinate Source: Digital Map.

In wet meadow. With Rhynchospora alba, Carex luzulina.

U.S.A., Idaho, Clearwater County: Upper Basin: Elk Creek, Upper Basin Interpretive Trail, ca 6.5 air mi N of Elk River. Elev. 3480-3520 ft.
46.8848° N, 116.1632° W; T41N R2E S24 NW1/4

Lush sphagnum bog surrounded by Abies lasiocarpa and Picea engelmannii communities.

United States, Oregon, Clackamas: Clear Creek. Elev. 240 ft.
45.359°, -122.473°. Georeferenced by [automated process-OregonFlora/OSU Herb]. Coordinate Source: OrlookId: 125377, StateProvince: Oregon, County: Clackamas, LocName: Lat 45.359 Deg; Lon -122.473 Deg. OregonFlora 1994-2020 methodology.

Beaver marsh. https://oregonflora.org/collections/individual/index.php?occid=2309208.

U.S.A., Oregon, Clackamas County: Clear Creek. Elev. 240 ft.
45.359° N, 122.473° W
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 500 meters. Coordinate Source: Digital Map.

Beaver marsh.

U.S.A., Montana, Ravalli County: Bitterroot National Forest: Lost Horse Work Center: Bear Creek Pass Campground, ca 16.5 air mi WNW of Darby, MT. Elev. 6209 ft.
46° 7\' N, 114° 29.562\' W

Mountain meadow.

United States, California, El Dorado: Southwest corner of the Tahoe Basin. Washoe Meadows State Park, southeast corner of the park near Bakersfield Road entrance. Southeast of Truckee River. Elev. 6286 feet
38.862222°, -120.02333°.

Wet Lodgepole Pine forest in old river meander dominated by Carex, allium validum, and Geum macrophyllum. Cespitose sedge with long stalks falling sideways. 3 feet tall. https://oregonflora.org/collections/individual/index.php?occid=4888215. Origin: wild collection.

Canada, Ontario: Kawartha Lakes County, Pinery Road, just N of Summerville Concession Road 11. Elev. 100 m
44.73843°, -78.67778°

Moist depression in sandy woods. Uncommon. 3 duplicates (TRT; CAN; ALA; Od).

Canada, British Columbia: North of Valemount. Elev. 910 m
52.96°, -119.39°.

Patches around flooded, somewhat weedy wet areas in powerline right-of-way. Frequent at site.

U.S.A., Washington, Snohomish County: Kellogg Lake northeast of Sultan.
47.90229° N, 121.760902° W
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 500 meters. Coordinate Source: Digital map.

Small lake ringed by quaking mats of Sphagnum, with Ledum groenlandicum, Kalmia microphylla, Rhynchospora alba, and small conifers; lake shallows with Brasenia, Sparganium, Nuphar, and Myriophyllum. Tufted; uncommon on water\'s edge. Reproductive state: Fruits. Origin: Native.

U.S.A., Washington, Pend Oreille County: Colville National Forest; along Lost Creek at junction of Forest Service Road 4685 and spur road 550; in wetland circa 100 meters northeast of junction. Elev. 3432 ft.
48.68087° N, 117.52019° W
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 50 meters.

Wet meadow with fen in center, dominated by Sphagnum, Carex spp., Drosera, Alnus sinuata, and Picea engelmannii. Loosely tufted in saturated soil. Reproductive state: Fruits. Origin: Native.

U.S.A., Washington, Pend Oreille County: Colville National Forest. Big Meadow Lake, east end of lake accessible by trail from pullout. Elev. 1030 m.
48.7289° N, 117.5505° W
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 50 meters. Georeferenced by Maria Yousoufian. Coordinate Source: Digital map.

Forested wetland surrounded by Salix with Athyrium filix-femina. Reproductive state: Fruits. Origin: Native.

U.S.A., Utah, Beaver County: Found in the swamps along the North Fork North Creek. Tushar Mtns. Beaver RD/Fishlake NF. Elev. 2316 m.
38.39304° N, 112.50704° W; UTM Zone 12N, 368391E, 4250501N
Datum: NAD 83. Coordinate Source: Specimen Label.

On colluvium in a wet meadow comm.

Canada, British Columbia: North of Blackwater Creek.

Wet bog, poor fen. Plot No. RPW102, Site Unit Wf08, Zone SBS, Subzone mc3, Site Series Wf08, BEC Site Unite SBS mc3, FS Region District RNI.DVA.

U.S.A., Utah, Beaver County: Along the North Fork North Creek. Tushar Mtns. Beaver RD/Fishlake NF. Elev. 7600 ft.
38.39304° N, 112.50704° W
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 100 meters. Coordinate Source: Specimen Label.

Found in the swamps. On colluvium Found in a wet meadow comm.

U.S.A., Idaho, Nez Perce County: Idaho. Nez Perce County. Craig Mountain. Waha. Near where Larabee Cutoff and Deer Creek Road meet. Collected in moist area at head of culvert on north side of Deer Creek Road. T32N R3W SW¼ of NE¼ Section 18. Elevation 4440\'. With Scirpus microcarpus Typha latifolia.
T32N R3W SW¼ of NE¼ Section 18
46.116572°, -116.75248°. Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 284 meters. Georeferenced by Dan Turck. Coordinate Source: Calc. from TRS.

Common Name(s): Star Sedge, Prickly Sedge.

U.S.A., Washington, Yakima County: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. South side of Highway 410. Mesatchee Creek trailhead. 100 meters south of parking lot. Elev. 1090 m.
46.9111° N, 121.4054° W
Datum: WGS 84. Coordinate uncertainty: 50 meters.

Wet meadow complex with Carex spp., Calamagrostis, Deschampsia dominant; cold, spring-fed creek running through site. Reproductive state: Fruits. Origin: Native.

United States, Washington, Pend Oreille: Colville National Forest; along Lost Creek at junction of Forest Service Road 4685 and spur road 550; in wetland circa 100 meters northeast of junction.
48.68087°, -117.52019°.

Wet meadow with fen in center. Associated taxa: Sphagnum, Carex spp., Drosera, Alnus sinuata, and Picea engelmannii. Datum: WGS 84. Loosely tufted in saturated soil. https://intermountainbiota.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=30926985.

United States, Washington, Pend Oreille: Colville National Forest. Big Meadow Lake, east end of lake accessible by trail from pullout.
48.7289°, -117.5505°.

Forested wetland. Associated taxa: Salix with Athyrium filix-femina. Datum: WGS 84; Source: Digital map. https://intermountainbiota.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=30928343.

United States, Oregon, Lane: Cascade Mountains; Willamette National Forest; Quaking Aspen Swamp, off of N.F. Road 1993 east of Cougar Reservoir, ca. 10 air miles southeast of Rainbow. Elev. 1330
44.0598°, -122.09628°. Georeferenced by [automated process-OregonFlora/OSU Herb]. Coordinate Source: OrlookId: 30627, StateProvince: Oregon, County: Lane, LocName: Lat 44.0598 Deg; Lon -122.09628 Deg. OregonFlora 1994-2020 methodology.

HerbariumSpecimenDuplicate: Carex echinata. https://oregonflora.org/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1035333.

U.S.A., Alaska: [locality and coordinates withheld; status in Alaska: S1S2 (Imperiled; ACCS)]

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