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Car ex torta Boott 

 Twisted sedge 

 Shores of lakes and streams. Mirror lake. June and July. 



Carex crinita Lam. 



Fringed sedge 

 Wet or moist soil. Very common. June and July. 



Carex gynandra Schw. 

 Nodding sedge 



Wood farm swamp. June. In the Ma?iual this sedge is united with 

 the fringed sedge, both being regarded as forms of one species. 



Carex Magellanica Lam. 



Magellan sedge 



Bogs and swamps. Averyville swamp. June. The mud sedge, C. 

 limosa L., is often associated with this species but I have not seen it in 

 North Elba. 



Carex arctata Boott 

 Drooping wood sedge 

 Woods, clearings and meadows. Common. June and July. 



C. arctata Faxoni Bailey 

 A large form of this variety occurs near Little Cherrypatch pond. 



Carex tenuis Rudge 

 C. debilis var. Rudgei Bailey 

 Slender stalked sedge 



Woods and pastures. Averyville and trail to Mt Mclntyre. August. 



Carex gracillima Schw. 

 Graceful sedge 

 Woods and clearings. Common. June and July. 



Carex pallescens L. 



Pale sedge 



Meadows, pastures and roadsides. June. This is one of the most 

 abundant sedges of the town. It varies greatly in size. 



