THE IOWA SEDGES. i ,- 



Clinton count v. 1S7S. Butler; Johnson county. 1894. 

 Shimek. The staminate spike of the latter specimen promi- 

 nently stalked, leaves 2-4 lines wide, the lower, fertile spike, 

 distant. 



28. C. crawii Dewey. Am. Jour. Sci., 2nd ser.. n, 246 



(1846). PI. iv. 



Illus. Flora. 1. 323. fig. 764: Bailev in Gray'sMan., 6th ed., 606: MacMillan, 



Metas. Minn. Val., 119; Hale. Add. Fl. Wis., 5: Rydberg cV. Shear, Bull. 



No. 5, U. S. Dept. Agricul., 41; Higley \: Raddin, Fl. Cook. Co., 111?. 



133- 



Prairies, rare: preferring rather moist ground. The whole 



plant, light colored, especially the wide leaves of the sterile 



shoots which are produced very freelvfrom the stolons. Not 



before reported from Iowa. 



Emmet countv. 1 1 i miles northeast of Armstrong. June. 

 1S84. Cralty. This is the onlv station known in the state but 

 it probably occurs elsewhere in the northern portion along 

 with C. mcadii Dew., which is found in similar situations. 

 Prof. Fitzpatrick collected a sedge in flower April 29, 1894, 

 in Shelby county, which may prove to be this species. 



29. C. conoidea Schkuhr. Ried, Xacht.. 67 (1806). 



Illus. Flora. 1. 325. rig. 770: Bailey in Gray's Man., 6th ed., 607: MacMillan, 

 Metos. Minn. Val., 119: Tracy, Fl. Mo., 93: Brendel, Fl. Peoriana. SS. 



Probably very rare within our limits: not before reported 

 from Iowa. 



Prairies near Xoels. Scott county. Ma v. 1S95. Barnes & 

 Miller. I also refer here an immature specimen collected 

 by Dr. Arthur at Charles City in 1S75. 



30. C. oligocarpa Schkuhr. Ried. Xacht.. 58 (1806). 



Illus. Flora, 1,325, fig. 771: Gray's Man., 6th ed , 607: Arthur, Cont. Fl. 

 Iowa, in; Tracy, Fl. Mo., 94: Brendel, Fl. Peoriana, 62; Bruhin, Zwei. 

 Nach., Fl. Wi>.. 644. 



Rare in woods and thickets; central and eastern portion of 

 the state. Leaves about 1 line wide, the sheaths smooth. 



Hickory Grove. Scott county. May 12. 1896, Barnes & 

 Miller : Rock Creek twp.. Jasper county. May 29. 1886. Nor- 

 ris: Marshalltown. 1897. Pommel. 

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