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.

long-bracted sedge ¹
Carex athrostachya

Bebb's Sedge ²
Carex bebbii

Shortbeak Sedge ³
Carex brevior

Ebony Sedge ⁴
Carex ebenea

straw sedge ⁵
Carex foenea

Cloud Sedge ⁶
Carex haydeniana

small-winged sedge ⁷
Carex microptera

starry broomsedge ⁸
Carex pachystachya

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

long-bracted sedge 1 Carex athrostachya

Bebb's Sedge 2 Carex bebbii

Shortbeak Sedge 3 Carex brevior

Ebony Sedge 4 Carex ebenea

straw sedge 5 Carex foenea

Cloud Sedge 6 Carex haydeniana

small-winged sedge 7 Carex microptera

starry broomsedge 8 Carex pachystachya