Regelliana the beak is very long. The number of the spikes is generally 4 to 6, of which 

 the upper one is a rather small and few-flowered staminate spike, protruding nearly 

 as high as the uppermost pistillate spike, or sometimes slightly higher. The number of 

 the pistillate spikes is, by the way, from 3 to 5, very flowery and dense, containing 

 about 20 flowers each. The pistillate spikes are oblong or cylindrical, from 12 to 15 



Fig. 80. Carex capillaris L. subspcc, dciuiflora nov. subspec. (Vi). 



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