Carex Digitalis Willdenow, p. 74

126 Carex digitalis, Willdenow

Syn. C. oligocarpa Schw. (not of Schk) C. Vanvleckii
Schw. C. Nleckii Spreng.

Sterile spike solitary, clubshaped, stalked;
fertile spikes 2 to 4, linear-oblong, loosely 6 to 9
flowered, on long stalks, the lowest sometimes
drooping; bracts leaflike, the uppermost exceeding
the culm; perigynia ovoid-triquetrous, tapering
at each end; leaves and bracts narrow,
dark green. Culms 6 to 12 inches
high. Flowers in May. Hill sides.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Southern Indiana.
Michigan. Extends Eastward to N. England,
northward to the Arctic regions, and
South to Florida

Fla