Carex Cephalophora Muhlenberg, p. 22

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74 Carex cephalophora, Muhlenberg

Spikes about six, agregated into
an short-ovate head; perigynia ovate, acuminate,
3 or 4 indistinct nerves on the outer side;
achenium [crossed out] roundish ovate; style
tumid at the base; scales long pointed, about
the length of the perigynia. Culms
18 inches high; flowers in May. Grows
in woods, and borders of fields.

Plate VIII. fig. 12. a Head of
spikes; b perigynium and scale; c
perigynium (immature) d section of
the perigynium

Wisconsin, Illinois, southern Indiana
Ohio and Michigan. This species has
been found to extend from Florida [crossed out] to
the Arctic regions.

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