Eleocharis Tuberculosa R. Brown, p. 142

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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.

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