430 CYPERACEAE juss. (Carex.) 



Lyceum of N. York 1. 331. Dewey in SilUmaiis Americ. Jonrn. 

 11. 148. tab. M. /ig. 38. Spicis distinctis ; spica stamiiiifeva 

 subsessiii, parva; spicis fructileris tristigmaticis, subternis, sub- 

 approximatis , oblongis , alternis ; inferioribus subpedunculatis ; 

 fructibus ovato-triquetris vel oblongis, villosis, nervosis, squama 

 ovata acuminata longioribus. Dewey. — Carolina. — Spicae et 

 fructus longiorcs iis C. virescentis. (Ell.) 



166. C. TRiCEPS Mich. Flor. 2. 170. Ellioit. Bot. 2. 538. 

 Spicis 3, ellipticis, sessilibus ; terminali androgyna, inferne mas- 

 cula; reliquis mere femineis ; stigmatibus 3; utriculis pyriformi- 

 bus, trigonis, apice perforatis, glabris, squamam oblongam acu- 

 minato- mucronatam subaequautibus. C. virescens IVilld. Jierb. 

 n. 17182. yb/. 1, specimen siiiis/rum. C. viridula Mich. Flor. 2. 

 170. Torrey in Schivei7iilz. Monogr. of Carex in Annals of the 

 Lyceum of N. York 1. 320. {fide synon.) Dewey in Silliman^s 

 Americ. Journ. 11. 153. — Caroiina. — Squamae femineae ob- 

 longae, acuminato-mucronatae, lateribiis hyalino-albidae, carina vi- 

 ridi, punctulis minutissimis ferrugineis conspersae, glabrae, mu- 

 crone scabro. Utriculus pyriformis, trigonus, obtusus, apice per- 

 foratus, membranaceus, olivaceo - fuscus, glaber. Achenium el- 

 lipticum, triangulare, punctulatum, stramineo-pallidum. (Descript. 

 juxta specimeu Michaux.) Stylus trifidus. (Mich.) DilTert a pro- 

 xima C. virescente spicis ellipticis utriculisque glabris. Pursh 

 (Flor. 1. 37) cum ? ad C. scirpoidem trahit; Torrey (1. c.) con- 

 tra C. viridulam mediam dicit inter C. hirsulam et C. vires- 

 centem, forsan varietatem. 



167. C. uiRSUTA Willd. Spec. A. 252. Schhihr. Car. 2. 45. 

 t. Www. fig. 172. Ptirsh. Flor. 1. 40. Elliott. Bot. 2. 539. De- 

 wey in Silliman's Americ. Journ. 9. 260. 11. 315. Torrey in Schivei- 

 nilz. Monogr. of Carex in Annals of the Lyceum of N. York 

 1. 233. Beck. Flor. 436. Spica androgyna, oblonga, peduncu- 

 lala, inferne mascula; femineis remotiusculis, subternis, subses- 

 silibus, oblongis; stlgmatibus 3; fructibus obovatis, obtusissi- 

 mis, obtuse triquetris; foliis vaginisque hirsutis. Willd. C. ca- 

 pillata Schkuhr. {fde ips. auct.^ 



^) pedunculata; spiculis oblongo- cylindricis, pedunculatis; 

 foliis vix pubescentibus. Torrey l. c. Dewey l. c. 11.315. 

 — America borealis. 2|. — Squamae femineae ovatae, acuminato- 

 mucronatae, hyalino-albidae, carina viridi, glabrae, mucrone sca- 

 bro. Utriculi squamam paulo superantes, elliptici, subinflati, 

 irigoni, ore cmarginato, membranacei, obsolete nervosi, virides, 

 glabri. Achenium ellipticum , irianguhire , immaturum strami- 

 neo-pallidum. (Descript. juxta specim. ab Unione itin. distribut.) 

 Similis C. virescenti. (Beck.) 



168. C. FORMOSA Dewey in SiUiman's Amcric. Journ. 8. 98. 

 /. B. fg. 6. Torrey in Schweinitz. 3Ionogr. of Carex in An- 

 nals of ihe Lyceum of N. York 1. 325. Spreng. Spec. 3. 816, 

 Beck. Flor. 436. Spicis oblongis, crassis, secundis, quaternis, 



