Scirpus Subterminalis Torrey, p. 154

[26] 27 Scirpus Subterminalis Torrey.

Culms and leaves slender, terete, submessed; spike oblong-lanceolat, shorter than the bract at its base, which appears like a prolongation of the culm; scales ovate-lanceolate; bristles six bearded downwards, rather shorter than the achenium; styles 3-cleft; achenium smooth, triangular, abruptly-pointed. Culms 1 to 3 feet long, leafy at the base. Flowers in August.

In slowly running streams and ponds, the apex of the culms only projecting above the water. Michigan. Extends eastward to N. England.