Eleocharis Tuberculosa R. Brown, p. 142
Facsimile
Transcription
Status: Complete
17 Eleocharis tuberculosa, R. Brown
Syn. Scirpus tuberculosus, Michx.
Culm terete, filiform, striate; spikes ovate, sub-acute;
scales ovate, obtuse, loose; bristles rigid, strongly bearded
downwards; achenium obtusely triangular, striate, and pitted,
surmounted by a flattish cup-shaped tubercle as large
as itself. Culms 8 to 12 inches high.
Flowers in August.
Wet sandy places -- Illinois. Found
chiefly along the Atlantic coast.
Extends east to N. England, and south to
Florida.
Notes and Questions
Nobody has written a note for this page yet
Please sign in to write a note for this page