184 87. CYPERACE.E. 



Barren spikelet 1, fertile mostly 2, not close together, lower one 

 on a long peduncle exceeding the sheath. Bracts leafy, with 

 long sheaths. Gl. acute. Fr. swollen, ovate, ribbed, smooth; 

 beak long, rough-edged, bifid. 



Frequent. In "boggy places. (B) P. 6. Craigmaddiemoor; hills above Bowling ; 

 Gourock to Arran. 



Var. spelrostachya, St. trigonous, rough at the top; fertile 

 spikelets on long peduncles ; fruit more strongly ribbed. 

 Frequent. On the hills above In verkip; Cumbrae and Arran. 



29. C. DISTANS, L. Loose Carex. Stems smooth, 8 15 in. 

 high. Le. flat, narrow. Barren spikelets 1 2, with obtuse 

 glumes; fertile ones 2 3, remote, erect, oblong; lowest peduncle 

 longer than the sheath, upper ones included. Bracts sheathing, 

 leafy, lowest sheath enclosing about half of the peduncle. Gl. 

 mucronate; brownish. Fruit ovate, trigonous, faintly ribbed, 

 pellucidly punctate. Beak rough, bifid. 



Very rare. In muddy marshes near the sea ; Cuinbrae and Arran. (B) P. 6. 



2. Fertile spikelets drooping, or pendulous. 



30. C. BIXERVIS, Sin. Green-ribbed Carex. Stems rigid, tri- 

 angular, 12 18 in. high. Le. short, hard. Barren spikelet 1, 

 fertile mostly 3, lower one distant, on a long peduncle. Bracts 

 leafy, lowest one with a long sheath, enclosing the peduncle to 

 within three-fourths of the top. Glumes of the barren spikelet 

 obtuse, of the fertile ones mucronate, and rough at the point, 

 with a greenish midrib. Fruit ovate, triquetrous, with 2 sub- 

 marginal green ribs. Beak long, rough, and deeply bifid. Nut 

 brown, rough. 



Common, On dry heaths. (B) P. 6. Steps station beyond Millerston; Cathkin 

 hills; moors above Kilpatrick. From Gourock to Arran. 



31. C. LJSVIGATA, Sm. Smooth-stalked beaked Carex. Stems 

 smooth, 2 3 ft. high. Le. broad, flat. Barren spikelets mostly 

 solitary. Fertile ones remote, on long peduncles, slightly droop- 

 ing, cylindrical. Bracts leafy, with elongated sheaths. Glumes 

 acute on the barren triquetrous spikelet ; on the others acute and 

 purple, with a pale centre. Fruit ovate, triangular, tapering into 

 a long, rough, deeply-bifid beak, nut yellowish, smooth. 



Rare. Marshes and moist woods. (B) P. 6. " Arran," Lands; and in Cumbrae. 



32. C. SYLVATICA, Huds. Pendulous Wood Carex. Stems 

 tufted, weak, very leafy, 1 2 ft. high. Le. flaccid. Barren 

 spikelet solitary; fertile 34, slender, loose-flowered, drooping. 

 Bracts leafy, sheathing. Glumes ovate, acute, membranous, with 

 a green keel. Fruit smooth, elliptic, tapering into a long beak. 



Frequent. In moist woods. (B) P. 5 6. Langside wood ; near Cambuslang ; 

 Blantyre Priory ; Kilmum; Gourock to Arran. 



