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Small. Brownish. 



Heath Rush. Diam. J in. or over ; perianth chaffy, 

 segments 6 ; stamens 6 ; stems stiff, densely tufted ; 

 leaves all radical, rigid, 4-6 in., triangular ; plant grass- 

 like ; heaths ; 4-12 in. (c.) 1213 



Dwarf Cudweed. Heads, diam. J in. ; length -^ in. ; 

 heads about 2, sessile ; bracts scaly, woolly ; leaves f in., 

 linear-lanceolate ; florets all disc ; corolla 5-cleft ; moun- 

 tain rocks ; tufts cottony or woolly, 2-5 in. (L.) 690 



Very Small. 



Lesser Sea Rush. Diam. nearly J in. ; flowers in 

 lateral clusters, very pale brown ; stamens 6 ; perianth 

 segments 6, lanceolate, pointed ; stem stout, smooth, wiry, 

 pungent ; leaves sheath-like, solid, linear ; salt marshes ; 

 1-3 ft. (L.) 1214 



Sharp-flowered Jointed Rush. Diam. f\ in. ; flowers 

 in a terminal panicle ; stamens 6 ; perianth segments 6, 

 narrow, pointed ; stem leafy, slender, hollow, with inter- 

 nal joints ; leaves linear, slightly compressed ; flowers 

 dark chestnut ; bogs ; 1-2 ft. (v.c.) 1215 



Marsh Cudweed. Heads diam. nearly y\ in. ; length 

 J in. or over ; heads in crowded terminal tufts ; florets 

 all disc, 5-cleft ; leaves linear-lanceolate, downy, f in. ; 

 bracts pale brown ; plant cottony above ; wet places ; 

 2-6 in. (c.) 691 



Mugwort. Heads diam. J in. ; length -^ in. ; ray 

 florets none ; disc florets 5-cleft ; heads many, in a long, 

 panicled, woolly spike, reddish-brown and yellowish ; leaves 

 2J by 1J in., green above, white below, pinnatind ; waste 

 places ; 3-4 ft. (c.) 685 



Highland Cudweed. Heads diam. in. ; length J in. ; 

 ray florets none ; disc florets 5-cleft ; stem unbranched, 

 forming a narrow, leafy spike of sessile heads ; leaves 1 J in., 

 narrow ; plant cottony ; heads yellowish and dark brown- 

 ish ; copses ; 2-12 in. (c.) 689 



Common Rush. Diam. J in. ; perianth 6 ; stamens 3 ; 

 flowers in a branched or round cluster about half-way up 



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