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Rhizoma repens (usque ad 2—3 dm longum), robustius. Culmi 
2— 10 dm longi, trigoni. Folia saepius brevia, non raro 0, in forma longi- 
folia plura 2—4 dm longa, spieulae 1—5 (interdum 6—12) capitatae, 
bruneae, castaneo-rubrae aut fuscae; bracteae 2— 3, ima saepe 2—7 em 
longa, culmum quasi continuens. Spieulae 10—20 mm longae, ellipsoideae 
aut oblongae, densiflorae. Glumae ovatae, apice scarioso-marginatae, emar- 
ginatae aut subbilobae, nervo medio subexcurrente, in margine plus minus 
pilosulae. Setae 2—6, cum nuce saepe aequilongae, retrorsim hispidae, 
irregulares interdum fere obsoletae. Stylus 2-fidus vel raro 3-fidus. Nux 
obovoidea, plano-convexa, apice obtusa minute apiculata, levis, alro-ca- 
stanea. 
Chile onge, C. Gay, Reen), Atacama | Mogowc n. 1261), Cuminalla 
(Raumer n. 24), Colchagua (J. Barr, Dun n. 124), Arauez (nmn n. 116), 
Valparaiso (Macrae), Bucalema (Prater n. 22), Valdivia (Pnirieer, BRIDGES 
n. 846), Puerto Moutt "Dnmmp n. 47), Chacarilla "numm n. 26), Chiloe 
(nun n. 48). 
Distrib. In America fere omni, Europa, Australia. 
15. S. asper Presl! Rel. Haenk. v. 4 (1828) p. 195; Kunth Enum. 
v. 2 p. 169; Desv. in C. Gay Chile v. 6 p. 178; Griseb. Symb. Fl. Argent. 
p. 313; Boeck. in Linnaea v. 36 (1869— 70) p. 492; F. Philippi Cat. Pl. 
Chile p. 310; Philippi Fl. Atacama p. 53. 
S. glaucus Nees! in Linnaea v. 9 (1834) p. 293, in Nova Acla Nat. 
Cur. v. 19 Suppl. 4 (14843) p. 933; Kunth Enum. v. 2 p. 169; Desv. in 
C. Gay Chile v. 6 p. 88; Nees et Meyen ms. e Nees. 
S. brachycaulos Philippi in Anal. Univ. Chil. v. 93 (1896) p. 
S. scaberrimus Philippi! (ms.?) in herb. prop. 
Chaetospora? laeta Kunze! ms. 
Ch. laxa Kunze ms. fide J. Gay. 
482, 
Rhizoma descendens, ligneum. Culmi 3--8 dm longus, apice trigonus 
asper vel raro levis, Folia 3—3 dm longa, 5-—7 mm lata, in marginibus 
saepe perscabra. Corymbus in umbellam fere depressus, compositus, 4— 
20 em in diam., 20—140-stachyus; bractea ima foliformis. Spiculae fas- 
cieulatae vel e supremis quaedam pedicellatae, ellipsoideae aut eylindrieae, 
4—8 mm longae, densae.  Glumae ovatae, integrae, fere glabrae, ferru- 
gineae aut castaneo-bruneae, apice triangulares, carina viridi vel rubra in 
mucronem plus minus exeurrente. Setae 6, relrorsim hispidae, cum nuce 
Saepe aequilongae. Stylus 3-fidus. Nux parva trigona, ovoidea aul sub- 
obovoidea, levis, pallida, bruuescens. 
Chile (Poreeia. n. 23, 359, Bnipors, Reen, Wawra n. 2986, Valpa- 
raiso (Macmag, Cuming n. 77, Meven n. 121, Marngws. n. 215, Tam 
n. 444), Guillota (Bertero n. 1300, Germain, Prien. 1006, Santiago 
(C. Gay n. 228), Copiapo (C. Gay n. 229), Carresal "Int um Hapel Pm- 
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