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Carex pedicellata {Dcwcy) Britton 

 C. coiiuiiKiiis Bailey 

 Fibrous rooted sedge 

 Thin woods and clearings. Common. June. 



C. pedicellata Wheeleri {BaiUy) Britton 

 C. coiiiiiiiiiiis var. Whcclcri Bailey 



Road to Mud pond. The variety is chiefly distinguished by its shorter 

 leaves and short staminate spike. The closely related C. Peiinsylvanica 

 Lam. is apparently absent. 



Carex Novae-Angliae Schw. 

 New England sedge 

 Woods and open places. Lumber road to Owen pond. June. 



Carex leptalea Wahl. 

 C. polytrichoides Muhl. 

 Bristle stalked sedge 

 Swamps and wet places. Common. June. 



Carex pauciflora Lightf. 



Few flowered sedge 



Marshes. Rare. Averyville swamp. June and July. This singular 

 sedge is found on the top of Mt Marcy. 



Carex stipata Muhl. 

 Awl fruited sedge 

 Swales, ditches and low grounds. Common. June and July. 



Carex vulpinoidea '/-v. 



Fox SEDGE 



Roadsides and meadows. Raybrook. August. This sedge is abundant 

 in many places but rare in North Elba. 



Carex tenella Schk. 



Soft leaved sedge 



Shores and swamps. Clear lake and swamp east of Wood farm. 

 June and July. 



