. 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. Scirpus capitatus L. Sp. PI. 48. 1753. Eleocharis capitata Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. 1 : 225. 1810. Eleocharis dispar E. J. Hill, Bot. Gaz. 7: 3. 1882. E. capitata dispar Fernald, Rhodora 8: 129. 1906. Annual, roots fibrous, culms densely tufted, nearly- terete, almost filiform, rather stiff, 2'-io' tall. Upper sheath i-toothed; spikelet ovoid, obtuse, much t
. 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. Scirpus capitatus L. Sp. PI. 48. 1753. Eleocharis capitata Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. 1 : 225. 1810. Eleocharis dispar E. J. Hill, Bot. Gaz. 7: 3. 1882. E. capitata dispar Fernald, Rhodora 8: 129. 1906. Annual, roots fibrous, culms densely tufted, nearly- terete, almost filiform, rather stiff, 2'-io' tall. Upper sheath i-toothed; spikelet ovoid, obtuse, much thicker than the culm, ii"-2l" long, i"-i£" thick, many- flowered; scales broadly ovate, obtuse, firm, pale or dark brown with a greenish midvein, narrowly scari- ous-margined, persistent; stamens mostly 2; style 2-cleft; bristles 5-8, slender, downwardly hispid, as long as the achene; achene obovate, jet black, smooth, shining, nearly i" long; tubercle depressed, apiculate, constricted at the base, very much shorter than the achene. In moist soil, Maryland to Florida, west to Indiana and Texas. Widely distributed in tropical regions. July-Sept. 8. Eleocharis ovata (Roth) R. & S. Ovoid Spike-rush. Fig. 765. Scirpus ovattts Roth, Catal. Bot. 1: 5. 1797. Eleocharis ovata R. & S. Syst. 2: 152. 1817. Eleocharis diandra Wright, Bull. Torr. Club 10 : 101. 1883. Annual, roots fibrous, culms tufted, slender or fili- form, rather deep green, nearly terete, mostly erect, 2'-i6' tall. Upper sheath i-toothed; spikelet ovoid or oblong, obtuse, many-flowered, 2"-s" long, i"-ii" in diameter; scales thin, oblong-orbicular, very obtuse, brown with a green midvein and scarious margins; bristles 6-8, sometimes fewer or wanting, deciduous, usually longer than the achene; stamens 2 or 3; style 2-3-cleft; achene pale brown, shining, lenticular, obo- vate-oblong, smooth, 4" long or more; tubercle del- toid or depressed, acute, about one-forth
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