Scirpus divaricatus Elliott
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Cyperaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Cespitose perennial; stems slender and weak, to 1.5 m, often lopping over to the ground, often with bulblets at the nodes; lvs 10–20, mostly 5–10 mm wide; infl large and lax, often bearing tufts of lvs; spikelets cylindric, to 1 cm, individually pedicellate; scales numerous, in few rows on the rachilla, broadly ovate, with green midrib and pale or hyaline sides; bristles 6, ca equal to achene, contorted, retrorsely barbellate above the middle; achenes 1 mm, elliptic or obovate, trigonous with protruding angles and concave sides; 2n=28. Swamps and wet woods; n. Fla. to La., n. to se. Va., s. Tenn., and se. Mo. Fr May, June.