Carex Emmonsii Dewey, p. 82

* * * Perigynia beaked, stigmas three
[dagger symbol] Perigynium hairy -- not inflated.

133 Carex Emmonsii, Dewey.

Syn. C. alpestris Schw & Torr. (not of Allioni) C. Davisii
Dew. (not of Schw & Torr.)

Sterile spike solitary short, small, sessile; fertile
spikes 2 or 3 near the sterile, sessile, ovoid, about 4-
flowered, occasionally another on a long stalk near the
base of the culm; perigynia globose, 3-angled, tapering
at the base, minutely hairy, with a somewhat
elongated 2-toothed beak, deeply cleft on the inner
side, a little longer than the ovate pointed scale.
Culms 4 to 8 inches high: flowers in May.
In woods.

Michigan. Extends eastward to the
New England states.