. 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. 15. Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook. Short- pointed Cyperus. Fig. 735. Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook. Ann. Lye. N. Y. 3: 435. 1836. Annual, culms very slender, tufted, 3'-is' tall, longer than or equalling the leaves. Leaves light green, usu- ally less than 1" wide, those of the involucre much elongated; umbel 1-4-rayed, simple; rays short; spike
. 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. 15. Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook. Short- pointed Cyperus. Fig. 735. Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook. Ann. Lye. N. Y. 3: 435. 1836. Annual, culms very slender, tufted, 3'-is' tall, longer than or equalling the leaves. Leaves light green, usu- ally less than 1" wide, those of the involucre much elongated; umbel 1-4-rayed, simple; rays short; spike- lets flat, ovate-oblong, obtuse, 2"-^" long, many- flowered, densely capitate; scales oblong, pale green, 3-nerved, coarsely cellular, conduplicate, â with a short sharp more or less recurved tip; stamen 1; style 3-cleft; achene sharply 3-angled, gray, oblong, narrowed at each end, about one-half as long as the scale. In moist soil, Illinois to South Dakota, Louisiana, Iowa. Kansas, Texas, Oregon 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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