Eastern Mojave Vegetation Coll. No. 3587, Carex occidentalis.  
 

 

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If you have a question or a comment about this photograph you may write to me at: tomas@schweich.com I sometimes post interesting questions in my FAQ, but I never disclose your full name or address. 		  Cyperaceae, Carex occidentalis
Photographed 3 July 2026.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Cyperaceae

Carex occidentalis L. H. Bailey.  Western Sedge.

Heritage Dells & Tripp Ranch Meadow Open Spaces, Jefferson County, Colorado. Heritage Dells, south gulch, middle section between DeFrance Way and Crawford Street, 135 m. downstream of DeFrance Way, 4.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.71846°N, 105.21523°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1889 m. Cespitose, sheath front hyaline, not rugulose, inflorescence elongate 22-24 mm., spikes androgynous, stigmas 2, perigynum 4.2 mm. × 1.4 mm., beak 1.5 mm. Wet bottom of gulch with Carex bebbii, Juncus interior, and Salix irrorata.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2026, issued: Mar 15, 2026, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3587. 1-Jun-2026

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Date and time this page was prepared: 8/1/2026 3:19:15 PM