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494. Eleocharis capitata R. Br. Capitate Wire-sedge. Moist sandy 

 soil, S. and E K.; 1-2 dm. high; not common. July. (S) 



495. Eleocharis obtusa Schultes. Ovoid Wire-sedge. Wet soil, E. K. ; 

 1-5 dm. ; common. July. (S) 



496. Eleocharis engelmannii Steudel. Conical Wire-sedge. Wet soil, 

 S. E. K. ; 1-5 dm. high; common. August. (S) 



497. Eleocharis palustris R. & S. Pipe-organ Spike-rush. Marshes and 

 wet soils, general; 4-12 dm. high; common. August. (S) 



498. Eleocharis acicularis R. and S. Needle Wire-grass. Wet soil, 

 E. K.; J-2dm.; common. May. (S) 



499. Eleocharis tenuis Schult. Slender Wire-grass. Wet soil, E. K.; 

 2-4 dm. high; frequent. May. (S) 



500. Eleocharis acuminata Nees. {E. compressa Sullivant.) Flattish 

 Wire-grass. Wet soil, N. K.; 2-5 dm. high; frequent. June. (S) 



501. Eleocharis intermedia Schult. Matted Wire-grass. Marshes, E. 

 to C. K. ; 1-4 dm. long; common. July. (S) 



502. Eleocharis rostellata Torr. Beaked Spike-rush. Marshes and 

 alkaline meadows, E. to C. K. ; 4-12 dm.; common. August. (S) 



503. Fimbristylis capillaris Gray. Hair-like Fringe-rush. Dry or moist 

 soil, E. to C. K. ; 1-3 dm. tall; common. July. (S) 



504. Fimbristylis spadicea Vahl. Fringe-rush, Marshes and brackish 

 shores, general; 3-7 dm. high; frequent. Aug. (S) 



505. Fimbristylis castanea Vahl. Marsh Fringe-rush. Salt marshes 

 and wet sands, general; 2-5 dm.; common. July. (S) 



506. Fimbristylis vahlii Link, Bird-nest Fringe-rush. Moist sands, S. 

 E. K.; less than 1 dm. high; not common Aug. 



507. Scirpus nanus Sprengel. Dwarf Club-rush. Near salt springs and 

 muddy spots in edge of salt marshes, C. K., N. to S. ; J dm. or less; fre- 

 quent. July. (S) 



508. Scirpus hallii Gray, Black-seed Club-rush. Wet soil, Norton 

 county; 1-3 dm. high; not common. . July. (S) 



509. Scirpus americanus Persoon. (S. pungens Vahl.) Chair-maker 

 Club-rush Fresh or brackish waters, general; 4-12 dm. high; common. 

 June. (A S) 



510. Scirpus olneyi Gray. Sharp-angle Bulrush. Salt marshes, C. K. 

 and westward; 6-18 dm. high; not common. June. (S) 



511. Scirpus validus Vahl. Great Bulrush. Water, up to two feet deep, 

 general throughout the state; 8-24 dm. high; common. June. (ASU) 



512. Scirpus interior Britt. Prairie "Bulrush. Wet prairies, general; 

 3-5 dm. high; not common. June. (AS) 



513. Scirpus robustus Pursh. Salt-marsh Bulrush. Salt marshes, 

 C. K.; 6-13 dm. high; common. July. (ASU) 



514. Scirpus fluviatilis Gray. River Bulrush. Shallow water along 

 streams, pretty general over the state; 7-16 dm. high; common. June. 

 (ASU) Prof. D. E. Lantz says the tubers of this plant constitute the 

 principal winter food of the muskrat in many localities. 



515. Scirpus pallidus Fernald. Pale-green Bulrush. Water, N. and E. 

 K.; 6-12 dm ; common. June. (ASU) 



516. Scirpus polyphyllus Vahl. Leafy Bulrush. Swamps, wet woods, 

 and borders of still waters, E. K.; 4-11 dm. high; common. July. (ASU) 



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