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ELEOCHARIS R. Br. 



E. obtusa (Willd.) Schultes Spike Rush 



Common; muddy shores of North Pool. MJM 606 . 



E. parvula (R. and S.) Link 



Abundant; forming dense mats on mudflats surrounding 

 North and South Pools. MJM 711 , 864, 1251 . 



E. smallii Britt. 



var . smallii 



Common; shores of North and South Pools. MJM 608 , 619 . 



var. major (Sonder) Seymour 



(= E. palustr is (L.) R. and S. var. major Sonder of 

 Fernald, 1950.) 



Occasional; cranberry swales between dunes. MJM 417 . 

 (Taxonomy follows Seymour, 1969.) 



SCIRPUS L. 



S. amer icanus Pers. Sword-grass 



Common; brackish marshes, southern end of island. MJM 

 458, 673, 714. 



S. atrovirens Willd. 



var. georgianus (Harper) Fern. 



Occasional; muddy shores of Stage Island Pool and along 

 edge of small pool on Stage Island. MJM 1150 , 1182 . 



S. cyperinus (L.) Kunth Wool-grass 



Common; cranberry swales and marshes. MJM 597 , 841 . 



S^. mar itimus L. Salt Marsh Bulrush 



var. f ernaldi (Bickn.) Beetle 

 Common; forming dense stands in salt marsh. MJM 646 . 



