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spikelets rather large, sessile, 8-10 crowded together in a terminal 

 spike 1-2 inches long ; fruits much flattened, beaked and winged. 

 Sandy seashores ; common. Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



7. C. dislicha (Soft Brown Sedge). Usually taller and more 

 slender and leafy than C. arenaria, with usually longer and less 

 winged fruits. Marshy places. Fl. May to July. Perennial. 



** Spikelets male at the top only 



8. C. incurva (Curved Sedge). Stems 2-3 inches high, often 

 curved as well as the rush-like leaves, which are about the same 

 length ; spikelets 3 or 4, crowded in a broadly ovoid brown head, 

 each spikelet with a few male flowers at the top ; fruits broad, 

 rather inflated, shortly beaked. Sandy seashores in the north-east 

 of Scotland ; rare. Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



9. C. chordorrhiza. Much taller than C. incurva, the stems being 

 6-12 inches high, straight or only slightly curved. Very wet peat- 

 bogs in Sutherlandshire. Fl. July, August. Perennial. 



10. C. divisa (Bracteated Marsh-Sedge). Stems slender, often 

 1 foot high ; spikelets few, short, crowded into an oblong or ovoid 

 spike or head, seldom more than \ inch long, the lowermost bract 

 sometimes longer than the spike ; fruits not winged, more or less 

 beaked. Meadows and marshy places near the sea in the south 

 and east ; not uncommon. Fl. May to July. Perennial. 



11. C. vulpina (Fox-Sedge). A stout plant, 2-4 feet high; 

 stems sharply triangular ; leaves rather broad, but not very long ; 

 spikelets many, green or pale brown, densely crowded in a terminal 

 spike 1-2 inches long ; fruits much flattened, broadly beaked. 

 \Yet places ; common. Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



12. C. muricata (Prickly Sedge). Stems usually less than 1 foot 

 high ; leaves narrow, shorter than the stems ; spikelets about 6, 

 brown or shining green, crowded in a terminal spike, or the lower 

 somewhat distant and slightly compound ; fruit broadly beaked, 

 spreading. Marshy and gravelly pastures ; common. Fl. May, 

 June. Perennial. 



13. C. divulsa (Grey Sedge). Differs from C. muricata in having 

 longer stems and leaves, and paler, more distant spikelets. Moist, 

 shady places ; not uncommon. Fl. June. Perennial. 



14. C. panicnlaia (Greater Panicled Sedge). A stout, tufted 

 plant ; stems 1-3 or even 4 feet high ; leaves \-\ inch broad, 

 usually longer than the stems ; spikelets many, brown, sessile, 

 crowded in a compound spike or panicle which is sometimes 4 or 5 

 inches long, with the lower branches spreading, 1 incli long ; fruits 

 beaked. Bogs ; common. Fl. June. July. Perennial. 



