Carex Disperma Dewey, p. 26

78 Carex disperma, Dewey

syn. c. loliacea, schk (not of Linn) c. grancilis,
Carey (not of [Eluh?].) c. tenella? schk

Spikes 2 to 4, generally 3, very small,
remote, with commonly two fertile flowers,
the lowest supporter by a lanceolate awned bract;
perigynia ovate, nerved, twice the length of the
scale. Culms 6 to 12 inches high—flowers
in May. Swamps—common

Plate 1 Fig 20—a head of spikes; b
same when in flower; c perigynia d same
when young, showing the scale and stigmas; e
the scale; f achenium; g the bract; h
a section of the culm.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Ohio, Michigan
and about Lake Superior (Mr. McMullen)