Cyperacee.] FLORA OF TASMANIA. 101 
9. Carex cataractee (Br. Prodr. 242); spicis 4-6 parvis densifloris congestis, terminali mascula 
vel apice mascula sessili, reliquis foemineis flavis subrotundis longe bracteatis, infima sepe remota brevi 
exserte pedunculata; stigmatibus 3; perigyniis ovalibus turgidis recte rostratis bidentatis, ore pallido 
membranaceo facile rupto, nervosis glabris vel rostro apice dentato divergentibus inferioribus recurvatis, 
squama ovata obtusa fulva margine albo-hyalina nervo viridi longioribus. (Gunn, 1411.) (Tas. CLI. B.) 
Has. Alpine marshes: Arthur's Lakes, Marlborough, Lake St. Clair, etc., Gunn, Archer.—(Fl. Jan.) 
The culms are often only 2 or 3, or from 6-12 inches high. The generally compact yellow spicule are fur- 
nished with long bracts, and the upper ones occasionally have male flowers at top. It is scarcely distinguishable 
from O. flava, L., a very variable species.—PrATE CLI. B. Fig. 1, scale and male flower; 2, ditto and female 
flower; 3, perigynium :—all magnified. 
10. Carex fascicularis (Soland. MSS.); spicis 5 cylindricis pedunculatis, terminali omnino vel 
rarius basi mascula, reliquis femineis seepe apice sterilibus nutantibus vel demum pendulis evaginatis vel 
infima remota longe exserte pedunculata; bracteis inferioribus longissimis ; stigmatibus 3; perigyniis ovatis 
longe stipitatis cylindrico-rostratis obtuse trigonis bicuspidatis nervosis divergentibus demum recurvatis, 
squama lanceolata hispido-aristata castanea medio pallida scabra longioribus (arista) brevioribus.—Boo£t in 
Fl. N. Zeal. i. 283; Boott, Ill. Carex, t. 139, 140. C. Pseudocyperus, Br. Prodr. 243. (Gunn, 332.) 
Has. Common in marshy situations.—(Fl. Dec.) (v. v.) 
Distris. New South Wales, Victoria, Swan River, New Zealand. 
This forms large tufts of long, pale-green, grassy foliage, like the European C. Pseudocyperus, which it closely 
resembles. The culms are 2-3 feet high, with four or five spikes, which, when pendulous, have the perigynia re- 
curved. The lower bracts are very long. 
11. Carex breviculmis (Br. Prodr. 242); spicis 3-5 parvis oblongis contiguis sessilibus albo-viri- 
dibus, terminali mascula, reliquis foemineis seepe apice masculis bracteatis; stigmatibus 3; perigyniis ellip- 
ticis triquetris utrinque subattenuatis emarginatis nervosis viridibus pubescentibus, squama alba nervo 
viridi ovata longe cuspidata brevioribus.— Boot in Fl. N. Zeal. i. 283. t. 63. 
Has. Tasmania, Guan; Cheshunt, Archer. 
DIsTRIB. New South Wales, Victoria, New Zealand. 
A short, densely tufted, leafy species, with culms 1-3 inches high, the pale-green spikes concealed among the 
leaves, which are from 2-10 inches long, and 1-2 lines broad. It is distinguished by its pubescent perigynia. 
12. Carex longifolia (Br. Prodr. 242) ; spica longissima, e spiculis pluribus cylindricis stramineis, 
masculis 2-4, infima sepe subremota exserte pedunculata, faemineis fasciculatis 2-5-natis remotis longis- 
sime exserte pedunculatis pendulis; stigmatibus 3; perigyniis ellipticis utrinque attenuatis plano-triquetris 
rostratis bifidis nervatis margine serratis, squama obtusissima rotundata vel emarginata mucronata angus- 
tioribus longioribusque.—Boott, Ill. Carex, ined. (Gunn, 333, 1406.) 
Var. 8. minor; spicis 6 singulis brevibus, foliis abbreviatis.— Booft, Ill. Carex, ined. 
Has. Derwent River, at New Norfolk, and South Esk River, Gunn.—(Fl. Nov.) (v. v.) 
Disrris. New South Wales and Victoria. 
A tall species, remarkable for its fascicled spikelets on long pendulous peduncles, the spikelets occasionally 
only fertile in the middle. The variety is probably only a young seedling state. 
13. Carex Bichenoviana (Boott, MSS.); spica elongata fusco-purpurea, e spiculis oblongis vel 
cylindricis numerosis, superioribus congestis sessilibus masculis omnibus simplicibus vel inferioribus apice 
masculis remotis breve pedunculatis evaginatis basi compositis, infima simplici; bracteis inferioribus culmum 
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