510 CYPERACE^. (sedge FAMILY.) 



lanceolate, incui-vcd, spreading at the apex ; mit minute, linear-lanceolate, slen- 

 der-pointed ; culms slender {2°-3° high), obtuse-angled or nearly terete ; leaves 

 narrow, rigid, rough on the margins near the summit. — Low pine barrens and 

 margins of ponds, Florida to North Carolina. Sept. 1|. — Culms tumid at the 

 base. Leaves of tlie involucre horizontal. Heads light brown. 



22. C. Drummondii, Torr. Umbel compound, of 4-6 primary rays, 

 and as many smaller ones, shorter than the 4-leaved involucre i spikelets (10-20 

 in a cluster) oblong or oblong-linear, 40- 50-flowered; scales yellowish, ovate, 

 straight, free at the apex ; nut oblong, pointed, abruptly contracted at the base, 

 minutely wrinkled; culms (6'-15' high) obtase-angled, very rough, longer than 

 the narrow leaves. — Sandy swamps. Middle Florida, and westward. Septem- 

 ber. (J) 



* * Umhd simple or sessile ! spihehts lanceolate or linear, compressed: scales8-\0- 

 nerved, tapering into a long spreading or recurved point : nut obovate-oblong : tow 

 tufted annuals. 



23. C. inflexus, MuH. Umbel of 1 - 2 short rays or sessile, much shorter 

 than the 2-3-leaved involucre; spikelets very numerous in the clusters (green), 

 oblong-linear (2" long), 10-20-flowered; scales thin, oblong, 8-nerved, gradu- 

 ally pointed; culms weak, acute-angled (2' -6' high), as long as the smooth 

 narrowly linear leaves. ^- Low sandy places, Apalachicola, Florida, (apparently 

 introduced,) to North Carolina, and northward. July -Sept. — Sheaths of the 

 leaves green. 



24. C. eonfertUS, Swartz. Umbel of 1 - 2 short rays or sessile, shorter 

 than the 2-leaved involucre; spikelets 8-20 in a cluster, lanceolate, 12-20-flow- 

 ered, reddish brown (3" long) ; scales rigid, oblong, 10-nerved, abruptly pointed ; 

 culms acute-angled (1' -4' high), as long as the linear smooth leaves; sheaths 

 dark brown. — South Florida. November. Spikelets less crowded than in the 

 preceding. 



5. Capitati. Umhel simple or sessile : spikelets inserted on all sides of the common 

 rachis, forming dusters or heads : joints of the rachis vwstly winged: scales rigid, 

 s - 1 l-nerved: stamens 3. 



* Spikelets few in loose clusters. 

 2,5. C. filiformis, Swartz. Clusters sessile ; spikelets 6 - 1 2, erect, terete, 

 subulate, 6 - 1 2-flowered ; scales scattered, appressed, oblong, mucronate, finely 

 nerved ; rachis very slender, flexuous ; nut oblong, acute ; culms tufted, filiform, 

 acute-angled, longer than the bristle-like leaves; involucre 2-leaved, the lower 

 one elongated and erect. — Key West. November H. — Culms 4' - 10' high, 

 tumid at the base. Spikelets 4" - 6" long. 



26. C. COmpressUS, L. Umbel simple or compound, often sessile, shorter 

 than the 4 - 6-leaved involucre ; spikelets spreading, linear, flat, 1 2 - 30-flowered ; 

 scales ovate, acuminate, closely imbricated, keeled , nut broadly obovate, acute- 

 angled, black and shining; culms obtuse-angled, longer than the pale green 

 leaves. — Cultivated grounds, Florida to North Carofina, and westward. July- 

 Sept. ® — Culms 4' -12' high. Umbel spreading, sometimes reduced to few 



