Eleocharis Obtusa Schultes, p. 143

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ginnymc at Aug 17, 2022 06:20 PM

Eleocharis Obtusa Schultes, p. 143

18 Eleocharis obtusa, Schultes

Syn. Scirpus obtusus Willd. S. capitatus Waltr.
S. ovatus Ph.

Culms nearly terete tufted; spike globose-
ovoid, and when old oblong, obtuse; scales
very obtuse numerous, densely crowded; style
2 or 3 cleft; achenium obovate, about half
the length of the 6 bristles; tubercle short, broad and
flat. Culms 6 to 18 inches high. Flowers
in July.

Wet muddy places. Milwaukee to
the Ontonagon river of Lake Superior (Mr J. E. McMullen),
also in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan

Plate IV. A plant of the natural size
Fig 1 A spike
2 germ, style, &c
3 ripe achenium
4 scale
5 bristle

Extends south to Florida.

Eleocharis Obtusa Schultes, p. 143

18 Eleocharis obtusa, Schultes

Syn. Scirpus obtusus Willd. S. capitatus Waltr.
S. ovatus Ph.

Culms nearly terete tufted; spike globose-
ovoid, and when old oblong, obtuse; scales
very obtuse numerous, densely crowded; style
2 or 3 cleft; achenium obovate, about half
the length of the 6 bristles; tubercle short, broad and
flat. Culms 6 to 18 inches high. Flowers
in July.

Wet muddy places. Milwaukee to
the Ontonagon river of Lake Superior (Mr J. E. McMullen),
also in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan

Plate IV. A plant of the natural size
Fig 1 A spike
2 germ, style, &c
3 ripe achenium
4 scale
5 bristle

Extends south to Florida.