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ERIOPHORUM L. 
176. Eriophorum angustif olium Var. majus Schultz. Cotton Grass. 
Not rare in bogs. 
FUIRENA Rottb. 
177. Fuirema squarrosa Michx. Umbrella Grass. Not rare on sandy 
banks 
HEMICARPA Nees & Arn. 
178. Hemicarpa micrantha (Vahl.) Britt. Creeping Nut Grass. Plenty 
along streams. 
SCLERIA Bergius. 
179. Scleria triglomerata Michx. Tall Nut Bush. Not rare; locally 
abundant at Morse. 
CAREX (Ruppius) L. 
180. Carex scoparia Schk Broom Sedge. Quite common in marshes 
and along bayous. 
181. Carex straminea Willd. Var. echinoides Pern. Straw Sedge. 
Fields and prairies. 
182. Carex festucacea Schk. Fesque Sedge. Common in fields and 
prairies. 
183. Carex festucacea Irevior (Dew.) Fern. With the above. 
184. Carex rosea Schk. Stellate Sedge. Scarce in rolling woodlands. 
185. Carex rosea radiata Dewey. Much more plenty in moist wood- 
land soil. 
186. Carex muklenbergii Schkr. Muhlenberg’s Sedge. Rare on gravel 
hills. 
187. Carex cephalophora Muhl. Oval Headed Sedge. Not uncommon 
in woods. 
188. Carex leavenwortkii Dewey. Leavenworth’s Sedge. Rare in a 
woodland marsh near Iowa City. 
189. Carex spkarganioides Muhl. Bur-reed Sedge. Rather local in 
woodlands. 
190. Carex gravida Bailey. Heavy Sedge. Scarce in dry soil. 
191. Carex vulpinoidea Michx. Fox Sedge. Our most abundant sedge, 
common everywhere. 
192. Carex conjuncta Boot. Soft Fox Sedge. Rather scarce in marshes. 
193. Carex stipata Muhl. Awl Fruited Sedge. Common in dry soil 
and marshes alike. 
