. 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. Genus 3. SEDGE FAMILY. 13. Eleocharis Smallii Britton. Small's Spike- rush. Fig. 770. E. Smallii Britton, Torreya 3 : 23. 1903. Perennial by rootstocks; culms rather stout, about 2° high, and i"-ii" thick; top of the basal sheath ob- lique ; spikelet cylindric to conic-cylindric, acute, about 8" long, about as thick as the culm; scales lanceolate
. 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. Genus 3. SEDGE FAMILY. 13. Eleocharis Smallii Britton. Small's Spike- rush. Fig. 770. E. Smallii Britton, Torreya 3 : 23. 1903. Perennial by rootstocks; culms rather stout, about 2° high, and i"-ii" thick; top of the basal sheath ob- lique ; spikelet cylindric to conic-cylindric, acute, about 8" long, about as thick as the culm; scales lanceolate- oblong, acuminate; bristles very slender, equalling the achene and tubercle or a little longer; achene dark brown, obovate, turgid-lenticular, somewhat shining, nearly 1" long, rounded at the top, the tubercle bulb-like, constricted at the base, one-fourth as long as the achene and about one-half as wide, rather abruptly tipped. Valley of the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania. Sept. 14. Eleocharis acicularis (L.) R. & S. Needle, or Least, Spike-rush. Fig. 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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