364 CYPERACELK Cypevus, 



Sect. I. PYCREUS. 



• Nucula margine suo spiculse rachidem spectans. 

 + Annui. 



1. C. flavescens (L. Sp. 68) annuus sgepius cespitosus viridis, 

 radice fibrosa, culmis gracilibus erectis obluse trigonis basi foliosis, 

 foliis anguste linearibus acuminatis culmo subbrevioribus, spiculis 

 lanceolatis compresso-planis in umbellam compositam insequaliter 3- 

 5-radiatam vel in capitulum simplex globosum dispositis sessilibus 

 patentibus, involucri phyllis 2-3-in8equalibus spiculis multo longiori- 

 bus, glumis arcte imbricatis ovatis obtusis praeler carinam viridem 

 subtrinerviam Isevibus pallide flavis, staminibus ternis, stigmatibus 

 binis, nuculis globoso-lenticularibus Iseviusculis vel obsolete rugulo- 

 sls gluma dimidio brevioribus 0. Ic. Rchb. Germ. fig. 662. — Fl. 

 Gr. tab. 47. 



Hab. in paludosis, ad ripas, Macedonia et Thracia (Sibth., Frivl), Anatolia 

 occid. (Bal!), australis in Cilicia (Bal )), Tauria, Gaucasus et Tranacaucasia 

 (Ledeb.), Syria littoralis (BI I Gaill !), Aflfghania (Griff ! Aitch I). 



Ar. Geogr. Europa media et australis a Galli^ et Dania ad Rossiam raediam, 

 Sibiria, Africa borealis, India, Nova Hollandia, America. 



2. C. globosus (All. Aucl. 49) cespitosus radice fibrosa, culmis 

 gracilibus erectis Iriquetris basi foliatis, foliis anguste linearibus 

 culmo brevioribus, spiculis lanceolatis compresso-planis sessilibu» 

 in umbellam breviter et pauciradiatam vel ssepius in capitulum glo- 

 bosum dispositis, involucri phyllis 2-3 capitulum multo superantibus, 

 glumis arcte imbricatis oblongis obtusiusculis carina viridibus triner- 

 viis lateralibus brunneis margine albo hyalino, staminibus binis, stig- 

 malibus binis, nuculis obovato-oblongis compressis tenuiter puncti- 

 culalis apiculalis ghima 3-plo brevioribus '^ . Rchb. Germ. fig. 665. 



— C. vulgaris K}^. Enum. pag. 4 — C. fascicularis D.G. non Desf. 



— C. Colchicus G. Koch Linn. XXI, p. 623! 



Hab. in humidis, oryzetis, Pontus Lazicus ad Rhize (Ball), Golchis ad 

 Poti (Rehm!), prov. Talysch ad Lenkoran (Hoh!), prov. Ghilan Persiae 

 (Auch. 5484!), Susiante oryzeta (Haussk !), Syria borealis ad radices Amani 

 (Ky. 126!), adTripoli (Bl!), Libanus ad Aleih (Schweinfl), AiTghania (Griflf!). 



Formis elatioribus C. flavescenti affinis facile tamen distinguendus spiculis 

 longioribus magis multifloris, glumis angustis lateraliter brunneis et margine 

 hyalinis, seminum formd. 



Ar. Geogr. Hispania australis, Gallia australis, Italia borealis, India orien- 

 talis, Africa tropica, Japonia, Nova Hollandia. 



-f + Perennes. 



3. C. Rehmanni, perennis, rhizomate tenui repenle ex nodi» 

 iibrilioso, culmis tenuibus erectis triquetris ad lertiam partem usque- 



