Carex Tuckerman Boot, p. 116

167 Carex Tuckermani, Boott

Syn. C. cylindracea Schw. C. bullata Prush (not of
Schk)

Sterile spikes 2 or 3, long, slender, the
lower one small, sessile; fertile 2 or commonly 3, oblong or cylindrical, stout, on rough stalks; perigynia thin
and transparent, much inflated, oblong-ovoid
obliquely erect, tapering into a rather abrupt, long-cylindrical smooth beak, much longer and
broader than the ovate pointed or rough
awned male; bracts & leaves very long, exceeding
the culm. Culm about 2 feet high. Wet
shady places.

Wisconsin, Illinois, Southern Indiana,
Ohio, Michigan, and about Lake Superior.
Extends north to the arctic regions.