Carex Hystricina Willdenow, p. 104

[5 dagger symbols] Perigynia much inflated, nerved.

[154] 155 Carex hystricina, Willdenow.

Sterile spike solitary, stalked, slender often with a few fertile flowers; fertile spikes
2 to 4, oblong-cylindrical, rather distant, densely flowered,
the upper on short stalks, the lower on long stalks, all
nodding; perigynia ovate, long-beaked, bifid, the teeth
sharp and smooth, spreading horizontally longer
than the awned scale; bracts leaflike, much exceeding the culm Culms 18 to 24 inches
high; flowers in May. Wet meadows &
about springs.

Plate X fig 16 a fertile spike; b
perigynium, scale, and stigmas; c the scale; d
achenium; e section of the same.

Wisconsin, Southern Indiana, Ohio
and Michigan. Extends from Georgia
to the Arctic regions.

ttttt Perigynia much inflated, nerved.

[154] 155 Carex hystericina, Willdenow.

Sterile spike solitary, stalked, slender often with a few fertile flowers; fertile spikes
2 to 4, oblong=cylindrical, rather distant, densely flowered,
the upper on short stalks, the lower on long stalks, all
nodding, perigynia ovate, long=beaked, bifid, the teeth
sharp and smooth, spreading horizontally longer
than the awned scale; bracts leaflike, much esceeding the culm Culms 18 to 24 inches
high; flowers in May. Wet meadows [x?]
about [sprungs?].