Carolina snailseed trailing over sandstone, loaded with its signature bright red fall berries. Photo: Shiva Shenoy / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Cocculus carolinus, commonly
Wavy-leaved paintbrush flowering among granite talus near Mono Pass, Sierra Nevada. Photo: Dcrjsr / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Castilleja applegatei, known as wavy-leaved paintbrush
A mature San Diego sedge clump, its silvery-green blades arching outward like a fountain. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Carex
A single pincushion flower head, its curling white florets giving the bloom its namesake texture. Photo: Robb Hannawacker / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Chaenactis fremontii,
A mature foothill sedge clump, its fine, arching blades forming a loose mound. Photo: Daderot / Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Carex tumulicola, commonly called foothill sedge
Two-tooth sedge’s dark male spike rises above two bristly, lighter female spikes. Photo: Stickpen, Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Carex serratodens, commonly known as Two-Tooth Sedge,
Torrent sedge flowering spikes rising from a rock-anchored tussock. Photo: Daniel Levitis, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Carex nudata, commonly known as Torrent Sedge, is
Field sedge flowering spikes rising above fine, grass-like foliage. Photo: Andrey Zharkikh, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Carex praegracilis, known as Field Sedge or Clustered
California meadow sedge in bloom at Humboldt Bay, showing its fine turf-like foliage. Photo: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Carex
Santa Barbara sedge growing at a streambank, one of its favored habitats. Photo: AerobicFox / Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Carex barbarae, commonly known as Santa Barbara
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