Hemicarpha Subsquarrosa Nees, p. 138

13 Hemicarpha subsquarrosa Nees.

Syn. Scirpus subsquarrosus Muhl. S. minimus, Ph.
Isolepsis subsquarrosa Schraud. I. micrantha Kunth.

Spikes 2 or 3, ovoid, sessile lateral; scales with a
short recurved point; achenium ovate-oblong somewhat
compressed; involucre two leaved one leaf minute, the
other long as if a continuation of the culm, which
is setaceous, compressed, sulcate, and grows only
about two inches high. Flowers in July.

Sandy shores of rivers and lakes. Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.

Extends eastward to New England states and
south to Kentucky.