Flora of the Allegany Stale Park Region 39 



Eleocharis acicularis (L.) R. & S. Needle Spike Rush 

 Wet or muddy soil along slow streams and borders 

 of pools in the Tunungwant and Allegheny valleys. 

 Scirpus validus Vahl. Great Bulrush 



In shallow water of marshes and pools of the 

 Allegheny valley (Cold Spring), and more abundant 

 northward and westward toward Randolph on the 

 edge of the glacial drift. 

 Scirpus atrovirens Muhl. Dark-green Bulrush 



In marshes, wet meadows and along streams, in 

 the park area confined to the lower courses of the 

 principal streams and the Allegheny valley, while 

 the var. georgianus (Harper) Fernald, Rhodora 

 23:134, 1921, occurs in moist open woods, or wet 

 fields and openings of the less fertile soils and 

 higher elevations. 

 Scirpus polyphyllus Vahl. Leafy Bulrush 



In springy meadows, wet openings in the forest 

 and along streams. Apparently frequent and gener- 

 ally distributed. 

 Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth. Wool Grass 



In wet or marshy places of the uplands and along 

 the principal streams of the park. Infrequent. More 

 abundant and becoming common outside the park 

 area along the edge of the glacial drift, chiefly the 

 var. pelius Fernald. 

 Scirpus pedicellatus Fernald. Pedicelled Wool Grass 

 In wet or marshy places. Common in the Tunung- 

 want valley and locally in the Allegheny valley. Not 

 observed in the uplands of the park area. 

 Scirpus atrocinctus Fernald. Northern Wool Grass 

 In situations similar to the preceding but rare and 

 observed only on Pine hill, west of the park. 



