PLANTS OF NORTH ELBA 143 



Carex laxiflora Lam. 

 Loose flowered sedge 



Borders of woods, thickets and clearings. South end of Lake Placid. 



June. 



C. laxiflora var. patulifolia {Dewey) Carey 



With the typical form. 



C. laxiflora var. varians Bailey 



Woods and clearings. Common. 



Carex plantaginea Lam. 

 Plantain leaf sedge 

 Wooded hillside near Wood's sap works. June. 



Carex altocaulis {Dewey) Britton 



C. Saltuensis Bailey 



Sheathed sedge 



Swampy woods east of Wood farm. " Rare. June. The other known 

 locality for this sedge in our state is Bergen swamp in Genesee county. 



Carex pedunculata Muhl. 



Long stalkfd sedge 



Woods between the south end of Lake Placid and Newman. June. 



Carex scirpoidea Mx. 



SCIRPUS-LIKE SEDGE 



Top of Wallface mountain. June and July. 



Carex deflexa LLomem. 



C. deflexa var. Deanei Bailey 



Northern sedge 



Lumber road near Mud pond, and Notch road.' June. The small 

 form of the species, which in the Manual Va taken as the typical form, 

 occurs occasionally on the mountain sides. Its staminate spike is less 

 conspicuous. It was collected many years ago on the south side of Mt 

 Whiteface. 



