In IliukcLs (il lolil'iTous Irccs. nciir llic hnnks of llic river Alj;ik;iii, id Askys. The 

 specimens in inll iiowcr in (lie Tniddic of .luiic. 



l)istiil)ulion: Europe, except llic noiilicin pails, Siheria, Manchooria, Corea. 



Carex diandra Scluank in Ada Acad. Mot^unl. (1782) p. 19; Kiikcniii. (Aipcr.- 

 Caricoid. in Engl. Pflanzenr. H. 158 (IV, 20, KM)'.)) p. 175; Kiikenlli. Cfipcr. Sihir. in 

 <l>(M,'iciii;n. Mar. 'I>.i.('iiu. 11 (1912) p. .'')7: IVin.i.i. <l).i, A.n. VI (1912) p. 1171. Cdirx Icrcliiisciila 

 (iood. in Trans. I.inii. Soc. 11 (1794) ]). Ki;}; Ledcl). l-"i. I'.oss. IV, j). 27G. 



In swampy i^'iass-ficld, south of Minusinsk, on liu' way to Kuslial)ai-. With flowers 

 and fruits at the l)egiimin_i( of July. 



Distribution: Noitlu'in and middle Europe, Siheria, Nortli Africa, North America, 

 New Zealand. 



Carcx cypcroides I.. Sy.st. Veget. ed. XIII (1774) p. 703: Kukentii. Ci/pen-Caricoid. 

 in Engl. Pflanzenr. H. 38 (IV, 20, 1909) p. 191: Ledeb. Fl. Alt. IV, p. 206: Turczan. 

 ('at. Baical. no. 1215: Ledch. Fl. Ross. IV, p. 271; Kiikenth. Cyper. Sihir. in fliejwni.-n, 

 Mar. <l>.i.C'iin. 11 (1912) p. 00: 'lurezan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. (185.5, 11) p. ;')2(i, no. 1229: i;pi.i.i. 

 'l).i_ A.iT. VI (1912) p. 1473. 



On the borders of a swamji, near the road between Karatus and Kushabar. Spe- 

 cimens taken in the middle of .July, are past flowering. 



Distribution: Middle Europe, western Asia, southern SiJjeria to the Amoor Pro- 

 vince and Manchooria. 



Carex intennedia Good, in Trans. Linn. Soc. II (1794) p. 154; Kiikenth. Cqper.- 

 Caricoid. in Engl. Pflanzenr. H. 38 (IV, 20, 1909) p. 135: Kiikenth. Cijper. Sibir. in 

 ^eATOHKO, Max. O.t. Ciiu. II (1912) p. 51: Ledeb. Fl. Alt. IV, p. 210; Turczan. Cat. Baical. 

 no. 1226; Ledeb. Fl. Ross. IV, p. 273: Turczan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. (185,5, II) p. 327, no. 1230; 

 h>i.i.i. <l).i. A.rr. VI (1912) p. 1468. 



Rather common on the islets in the river Abakan, especially in moist, sandy 

 meadows, in thickets, etc., where flowering in the second half of June. The material 

 collected is rather polymorphous. According to the structure of the spike, the following 

 forms may be separated: /'. distacliua Lang., /'. penni.iia Bf.ck, f. pangijna Beck, and 

 /". longibracteala Scni.EicM. 



Distribution: Nortlu'in and middle Europe, Siberia, central and eastern Asia. 



Carex leporina L. Spec. PI. cd. 11 (17()3) p. 1381: Kiikenth. (hipei-.-Caricoid. in Engl. 

 Pflanzenr. H. 38 (IV, 20, 1909) p. 210: Ledeb. Fl. Ross. IV, p. 278: Kiikenth. Cifper. 

 Sibir. in il>e^iieiiKO, Mar. <Im. (no. II (1912) p. (^2; Turczan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. (18.55, II) 

 p. 330, no. 1236: Kpu.:. <1m. A.rr. VI (1912) p. 1474. 



Common on moist river-banks, and in moist thickets on the islets in the rivers 

 Yenisei and Abakan, as well as in swampy, grass-grown places in depressions on the 

 Abakan Steppe, near .\skys. It appears from the rather rich material collected by me, 



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