Scleria CYPERACEAE Carex 



S. Muhlenbergii Steud. (S, setacea of Gray's Man., ed. 7. See 

 Fernald: Rhodora 45, 296-297. 1943.) 



Rare, in pine barrens and swampy woods of the Coastal Plain: 

 Felton (K), Commons, 25 Sept. 1873 (A); Cedar Neck (S), Com- 

 mons, 10 Sept. 1875 (A); swamp 2 mi. s. of Lewes (S), Commons, 

 26 Aug. 1895 (A) ; swampy woods s. of Kendall Grove (No), Fernald, 

 Long & Fogg, 5247, 13 Oct. 1935 (P, T). 



Carex L. Sedge. 



The sections and sequences of species here given follow the 

 treatment of Mackenzie in North American Flora 18, 1-478. 

 (1931-1935). 



Fruiting dates refer to the times when the perigynia have reached 

 full development; previous to this, identification of species is often 

 difficult or impossible. 



Arenariae 

 C. arenaria L. 



Rare, in sand of the upper part of the beach of Chesapeake Bay, 

 in Northampton County : sandy woods among dunes, Savage Neck, 

 Fernald & Long, 5249, 11 Oct. 1935 (T) ; west of Kiptopeke, Fernald, 

 Long & Fogg, 5250, 14 Oct. 1935 (T) ; same locahty, R. R. Tatnall, 

 3775, 21 May 1938 (T, P, A); Cape Charles, s. of Kiptopeke, F. R. 

 Fosberg, 14636, 18 Apr. 1938 (P). 



Bracteosae 

 C. retroflexa Muhl. 



Infrequent; dry woods of the Piedmont. May, June. 



C. rosea Schk. 



Infrequent; rich woods of the Piedmont and Coastal Plain. 

 Mid-May to mid-June. 



C. convoluta Mack. (C. rosea of some authors, not Schkuhr.) 

 Infrequent, in woods, chiefly of the Coastal Plain. May to July. 



C. radiata (Wahl) Dewey. (C. rosea var. radiata of Gray's Man., 

 ed. 7.) 

 Rare; woods and thickets: Stanton (NC), Canhy, 13 June 1896 

 (D) ; Wilmington, True, 24 June 1926 (P). 



C. cephalophora Muhl. 



Infrequent; in dry woods and on serpentine soil. Late May, 

 June. 



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