Carex Flexilis Rudge, p. 94

145 Carex flexilis, Rudge.

Syn. C. blepharophora Gray.

Sterile spike solitary erect, short, club-shaped;
fertile spikes three or four, pendulous, oblong, sometimes with a
few staminate flowers at the base; bracts ciliate scale-like
or bristle-form, very slightly sheathing; perigynia ovoid,
beaked, about the length of the ovate, hairy fringed
scale; leaves fringed with delicate hairs. Culm
12 to 18 inches high. Moist shady places.

Plate X fig 11. a fertile spike; b the
perigynium; c pistillate scale; d achenium; e scale
of the same; f a portion of the leaf.

Michigan, and about Lake Superior.
Extends eastward to central New York.