. 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. 332 CYPERACEAE. Vol. 15. Scirpus occidentalis (S. Wats.) Chase. Viscid Great Bulrush. Fig. 815. 5". lacustris occidentalis S. Wats. Bot. Cal. 2: 218. 1880. S. occidentalis Chase, Rhodora 6: 68. 1904. Similar to 51. validus, tall, the culms firmer in texture, the margins of the basal sheaths becoming fibrillose. Involucral leaf shorter than the compound


. 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. 332 CYPERACEAE. Vol. 15. Scirpus occidentalis (S. Wats.) Chase. Viscid Great Bulrush. Fig. 815. 5". lacustris occidentalis S. Wats. Bot. Cal. 2: 218. 1880. S. occidentalis Chase, Rhodora 6: 68. 1904. Similar to 51. validus, tall, the culms firmer in texture, the margins of the basal sheaths becoming fibrillose. Involucral leaf shorter than the compound umbel; primary rays rather stiff; bracts viscid at the tip; spikelets clus- tered in 2's to 7's, or solitary, oblong-cylindric, 10" long or less, about 2" thick, acute or blunt- ish; scales ovate, short-awned, viscid above; style 2-cleft; achene biconvex, obovate, dull, nearly 1" wide, much shorter than the scale. Borders of lakes and streams, Newfoundland to British Columbia, New York, Missouri, Utah and California. 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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