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14. Carex stellulata var. ormantha Fernald, Rhodora, vol. 4, p. 



222. 1902. 



C. echinata var. ormantlia, Fernald, Proc. Am. Aead., voL 37, p. 483. 1902. 

 C. echinata W. Boott, in Wats., Bot. Calif., vol. 2, p. 237. 1880, in part. 



Type locality. "California, bogs along Strawberry Creek, Eldo- 

 rado Co., alt. 1815 m." Brainerd 180. 



Range. Subarctic America southward to the Middle States and 

 in the west at least to California. 



Zone. Transition and Canadian. 



Specimens examined. Bog along Strawberry Creek, Eldorado 

 County, 5,000 feet, Brainerd 160; Big Trees, Calaveras County, 

 Bolander 2324; Lake of the Woods meadow, Tahoe, 8,000 feet, 

 Smiley 52. 



15. Carex Bolanderi Olney, Proc. Am. Acad., vol. 7, p. 393. 1868. 

 Type locality. "California, Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big- 

 tree Grove." 



Range. British Columbia to southern California, east to Montana 

 and New Mexico. 



Zone. Transition and Canadian. 



Specimens examined. Strawberry Creek, Eldorado County, 5,900 

 feet, Brainerd, July 20, 1897; Clear Creek Canon, Ormsby County, 

 Nevada, Baker 1250; White Wolf, Yosemite, 8,100 feet, Smiley 892. 



16. Carex canescens L., Sp. PL, p. 974. 1753. 

 Type locality -Europe. 



Range. Subarctic America and south to Colorado and California 

 in the west. 



Zone. Canadian ? 







Specimen examined. About Walker Lake, Mono County, 7,930 

 feet, R. A. Ware, 2709c. 



Death Valley no. 1506, a specimen not seen by me, was referred 

 to the var. dubia Bailey (Bot. Gaz., vol. 9, p. 119. 1884) see Contr. 

 Nat. Herb., vol. 3, p. 214. 



17. Carex athrostachya Olney, Proc. Am. Acad., vol. 7, p. 393. 



1866. 



Type locality. "California, Yosemite Valley." 

 Range. British Columbia to California and Colorado. 

 Zone. Canadian. 



