Carex Eburnea Boot, p. 79

131 Carex eburnea, Boot.

Syn. C. alba, var. setifolia, Dew. C. paupercula Torr. (not of Michx)

Sterile spike solitary; fertile spikes 3 or 4,
erect, about 5 flowered, approximated and elevated
on long stalks above the staminate spike; perigynia
obscurely nerved, smooth & shining, reddish-brown
or olive colored at maturity; bracts very
short; scales white, broad, obtuse, membranaceous
rather shorter than the perigynium; leaves all
radical, very narrow; culm slender 4 to 10 inches
high. Flowers in May. Moist shady places.

Plate X fig. 7 -- a the spikes; b perigynium
scales & stigmas; c section of the perigynium; d
scale; e the staminate flower.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Michigan.
Extends south to Kentucky, and north to the
arctic regions.