Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Grasses, Sedges, and Allies

This guide contains grasses, sedges, and rushes that can be found in the Denver-Boulder Metro Area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

inland sedge ¹
Carex interior

hoary sedge ²
Carex canescens

dry land sedge ³
Carex siccata

Douglas' sedge ⁴
Carex douglasii

spikeletrush sedge ⁵
Carex duriuscula

field sedge ⁶
Carex praegracilis

Analogue Sedge ⁷
Carex simulata

Awl-fruited Sedge ⁸
Carex stipata

long-bracted sedge ⁹
Carex athrostachya

Bebb's Sedge ¹⁰
Carex bebbii

Shortbeak Sedge ¹¹
Carex brevior

Ebony Sedge ¹²
Carex ebenea

straw sedge ¹³
Carex foenea

Cloud Sedge ¹⁴
Carex haydeniana

small-winged sedge ¹⁵
Carex microptera

starry broomsedge ¹⁶
Carex pachystachya

fox sedge ¹⁷
Carex vulpinoidea

two-seeded sedge ³
Carex disperma

globe sedge ¹⁸
Carex perglobosa

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Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Grasses, Sedges, and Allies

inland sedge 1 Carex interior

hoary sedge 2 Carex canescens

dry land sedge 3 Carex siccata

Douglas' sedge 4 Carex douglasii

spikeletrush sedge 5 Carex duriuscula

field sedge 6 Carex praegracilis

Analogue Sedge 7 Carex simulata

Awl-fruited Sedge 8 Carex stipata

long-bracted sedge 9 Carex athrostachya

Bebb's Sedge 10 Carex bebbii

Shortbeak Sedge 11 Carex brevior

Ebony Sedge 12 Carex ebenea

straw sedge 13 Carex foenea

Cloud Sedge 14 Carex haydeniana

small-winged sedge 15 Carex microptera

starry broomsedge 16 Carex pachystachya

fox sedge 17 Carex vulpinoidea

two-seeded sedge 3 Carex disperma

globe sedge 18 Carex perglobosa