Carex inops ssp. heliophila

A common Carex in relatively dry (for Carex) habitats, such as sagebrush openings in ponderosa forest, in northern New Mexico.

Inflorescences at Campo Canyon on the south side of La Jara Canyon, Rio Arriba Co., 8 May 2007.

Plant habit at Campo Canyon, 8 May 2007.

Pistillate flowers, Campo Canyon, 8 May 2007.