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Carex cephalophora Muhl. (head-bearing). 



Frequent. Dry soils, often in woods. July. 



Carex sparganioides Muhl. (like Sparganium, the Bur-reed). 



Rich woods, more often in rocky places. Rare in eastern 

 districts: Norwich and Franklin (Graves), Bolton (A. W. 

 Driggs. Becoming occasional or local westward. June. 



Carex cephaloidea Dewey (head-like). 



Rare or occasional. Rich shaded ground, more often in 

 moist alluvium. June. 



Carex vulpinoidea Michx. (like Carex vulpina, the Fox Sedge). 

 Common. Open ground, usually in moist but sometimes 

 in dry places. June — July. 



Carex setacea Dewey (bristle-like), var. ambigua (Barratt) 



Fernald (doubtful). 

 Carex xanthocarpa Bicknell. 

 Carex xanthocarpa Bicknell, var. anncctens Bicknell. 



Occasional or frequent. Fields and meadows, either dry 

 or moist. June — July. 



Carex diandra Schrank (two-stamened). 



Carex feretiuscitla Good. 



Local. In bogs: New Haven (O. D. Allen), Salisbury 



(Bissell). June. 

 Carex diandra Schrank, var. ramosa (Boott) Fernald (branch- 

 ing). 



Carex teretiiisciila Good., var. ramosa Boott. 



Carex teretiiiscula Good., var. prairea Britton. 



Rare. Bogs and swamps: Salisbury (M. L. Fernald). 



June. 



Carex stipata Muhl. (crowded). 



Common. Swamps and wet meadows. June. 



Carex crinita Lam. (long-haired). 



Swamps and wet places. Rare in New London County: 

 Stonington and East Lyme (Graves). Frequent or common 

 elsewhere. June. 

 Carex crinita Lam., var. gynandra (Schwein.) Schwein. & 

 Torr. (gynandrous). 

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