Original identification: Carex pellita
Current identification: Carex nigricans
Photographer: Susan McDougall
Date Photographed: September 14, 2020
Location: U.S.A., Washington, Pierce County: Paradise picnic area
Elevation: 5300 ft.
Coordinates: 46.78235° N, 121.73849° W
Annotation History:
Carex nigricans
Michael Stein, February 12th, 2026
Single androgynous spike. Perigynia lancoelate, reflexed at maturity, glabrous, dark brown/blackish distally and with a stipe at the base.