FLOWERING PLAXTS AND FERNS OF INDIANA. 653 



E. tenuis (Willd.) Schultes. Slender Spike-rush. 



Not uncommon, especially in the southern counties. Found on 

 moist banks and in damp open places. 

 Flowers from May until August. 

 Vigo (Blatchley). 



E. rostellata Torr. Beaked Spike-rush. 



Found in the swamp regions of the southwestern counties and 

 also in low, wet meadows. 



Flowers in August aud September. 



STEXOPHYLLUS Rat. 



S. CAPILLARIS iL.) Brittou. 



(Fimbristylis capillars Gray.) 

 Throughout the State, but not abundant. It is usually found on 

 dry, sandy banks or on the borders of cultivated areas. 

 Flowers in July and August. 

 Vigo (Blatchley). 



FIMBRISTYLIS Vahl. 



F. castanea (Michx.) Vahl. Marsh Fimbristylis. 



(F. spadicea castanea Gray.) 

 Occurs in Lake County in wet soil. 

 Flowering season from July to September. 

 Lake (Hill). 



F. autumnalis (L.) R. and S. 



In low, moist places, usually in sandy soils. Found in most 

 parts of the State, but nowhere abundant. 

 Flowers from June through September. 

 Jefferson (J. M. Coulter) ; Vigo (Blatchley). 



SCIRPUS L. 



S. subterminalis Torr. Water Club-rush. 



In swamps and shallow waters of lakes and ponds in the extreme 

 northern counties. 



Flowers in July and August. 

 Lake (Hill). 



S. debilis Pursh. Weak-stemmed Club-rush. 



In wet soils about marshes and the borders of lakes and streams 

 in the northern counties. 



Flowers in July and August. 

 Lake (Hill). 



