Carex Rosea Schkur, p. 24

76 Cavex rosea, Schkur.

Syn. C. neglecta Tuck. C. disphema Kunze, (not of
Dewey)

Spikes 4 to 6, of 8 to 10 flowers, alternate
remote, except the two highest, the lowest with
a long setaceous bract; perigynia oblong,
two=toothed, narrowed at the base, diverging
or reflexed at maturity, twice as long as
the broadly ovate obtuse scale. Culm
12 to 18 inches high flower in May.
Grows in swamps and wet grounds.

Plate VIII figure 14 — a Head of spikes;
b perigynium and stigmas; c section of the
perigynium; d the pistillate scale; e the
[staiumate?] scale f achenium.

Milwaukee to La Crosse in Wisconsin; also
in Illinois, Southern Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.
Extend from Florida to the Arctic Regions.