Carex CYPERACEAE Carex 



Laxiflorae 

 C. platyphylla Carey. 



Rare: rich wooded slope, Grove Neck, 6 mi. w. of Cecilton 

 (Ce), Benner, 7101, 16 May 1936 (A), R. R. Tatnall, 2925, 16 May 

 1936 (T, P, A). 



C. abscondita Mack. (C. ptychocarpa of Gray's Man., ed. 7.) 

 Frequent; in woods of the Coastal Plain. Late May, June. 



C. digitalis Willd. 



Infrequent; woods and thicket, Piedmont and Coastal Plain. 

 Mid-May, June. 



C. laxiculmis Schw. 



Frequent in rich woods of the Piedmont area; rare on the 

 Coastal Plain: near Leipsic (K), R. R. Tatnall, 2567, 26 May 1935 

 (A, P, D, T); 6 mi. n. e. of Easton (Ta), Earle, 2470, 1 June 1940 

 (P); near Trappe (Ta), Earle, 2770, 5 July 1940 (P). Late May, 

 June. 



C. styloflexa Buckley. (C laxiflora var. styloflexa of Gray's Man., 

 ed. 7.) 

 Infrequent; damp woods. Piedmont and Coastal Plain. Late 

 April to June. Our specimens are all from New Castle and Sussex 

 Counties. 



C. laxiflora Lam. (Including C. heterosperma Wahl., and C. anceps 

 Muhl.) 

 Common in rocky woods of the Piedmont; frequent in woods of 

 the Coastal Plain. Late May, June. 



C. striatula Mx. (C. laxiflora var. divaricata Bailey.) 



Rare; wooded banks, Piedmont and Coastal Plain: Wilmington, 

 Canhy, May 1893 (D); near Trappe (Ta), Earle, 2399, 11 May 

 1940 (P); along Pike Creek n. of Choate (NC), R. R. Tatnall, 4495, 

 18 May 1940 (T, A). 



C. albursina Sheldon. (C. laxiflora var. latifolia of Gray's Man., 



ed. 7.) 



Rare; rich woods along the Susquehanna River: wooded valley, 



Conowingo (Ce), Fogg, no. 1930, 15 May 1927 (P); woods l}4 mi. w. 



of Rowlandsville (Ce), R. R. Tatnall, 4497, 28 May 1940 (A, G, T). 



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