. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2g. Scirpus divaricatus Ell. Spreading Bulrush. Fig. 829. 5. divaricatus Ell. Bot. S. C. & Ga. i: 88. pi. 2. f. 4. 1816. Perennial. Roots fibrous, culms obtusely trian- gular, smooth, rather slender, 2i°-4° tall. Leaves 2"-4" wide, rough-margined, the upper and those of the involucre not exceeding the inflorescence; umbel decompound, the primary r
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2g. Scirpus divaricatus Ell. Spreading Bulrush. Fig. 829. 5. divaricatus Ell. Bot. S. C. & Ga. i: 88. pi. 2. f. 4. 1816. Perennial. Roots fibrous, culms obtusely trian- gular, smooth, rather slender, 2i°-4° tall. Leaves 2"-4" wide, rough-margined, the upper and those of the involucre not exceeding the inflorescence; umbel decompound, the primary rays very slender, some- times 6' long, widely spreading or drooping; raylets filiform; involucels setaceous; spikelets mostly soli- tary at the ends of the raylets, sessile or peduncled, linear-oblong, obtuse, 3"-6" long, 4" thick; scales ovate, greenish-brown, subacute or obtuse, with a prominent midvein and scarious margins; bristles 6, flexuous, longer than the achene, somewhat pubescent, not barbed, shorter than the scales; stamens 3; style 3-cleft; achene sharply 3-angled, oblong, narrowed at both ends, apiculate, nearly white, not shining. In swamps, Virginia to Kentucky, Missouri, Florida and Louisiana. The spikelets sometimes partially develop into tufts of leaves. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner
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