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15. C. teretiuscala (Lesser Panicled Sedge). Smaller than 

 C. paniculata, and the panicle is contracted into a spike about 

 1 inch long. Boggy meadows ; rare. Fl. June. Perennial. 



16. C. paradoxa (Paradoxical Sedge). Intermediate between 

 the two preceding ; it is much more slender than C. paniculata, 

 and differs from C. ieretiuscula in being more densely tufted, with 

 the base of each stem furnished with more numerous black sheaths, 

 while the spikes are longer and branched. Bogs ; very local 

 (Ireland, Yorkshire, Norfolk). Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



*** Spikdets male at the base only or sometimes at botli ends 

 I Bracts leaf-like, the lower as long as or longer than the spike 



17. C. rcmota (Distant-spiked Sedge). Very slender, 1-2 feet 

 high ; spikdets small, pale, placed very far apart, the lower ones 

 1 laving a long leaf-like bract ; male flowers at the base of each 

 spikelet. Woods and moist, shady places ; common. Fl. June. 

 Perennial. 



18. C. axillaris (Axillary Sedge). Stems often 2 feet high, leafy ; 

 spikdets not so widely separated as in C. rcmota, and the lowest 

 is branched, or there are 2 or 3 together, either sessile or very 

 shortly stalked. Hedge-banks and damp meadows ; rare. Fl. 

 June, July. Perennial. 



19. C. Bocnninghauseniana (Bonninghausen's Sedge). Similar 

 to the preceding, but it grows in denser tufts, the stems are more 

 slender and rigid, and the leaves are darker green. It is supposed 

 to be a hybrid between C. paniculata and C. rcmota. Woods and 

 margins of ponds ; rare. Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



ff Bracts none or very short, not leaf-like 



20. C. echinata (Star-headed or Little Prickly Sedge). Often 

 called C. stcllulata. Stems slender, rarely above 6 or 8 inches high ; 

 leaves mostly shorter than the stems ; spikdets 3 or 4, rather dis- 

 tant from one another, especially the lower ; fruits beaked, spread- 

 ing. Boggy places ; common. Fl. May, June. Perennial. 



21. C. canescens (White Sedge). Also known as C. curta. Sterna 

 about 1 foot high, with rather long leaves ; spikdets 4-6, rather 

 far apart or the uppermost closer, J-| inch long, pale green, with 

 male flowers at the base of most of them ; fruit rounded at the top, 

 whitish. Bogs ; rather common. Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



22. C. vitilis is probably an Alpine form of the preceding, with 

 smaller spikelets. Fl. July, August. Perennial. 



23. C. leporina (Oval-spiked Sedge). Often called C. ovalis. 

 Stems tufted, 1 foot high or more ; leaves usually much shorter 



