Carex typhina Michx.
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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 - Much like no. 211 [Carex squarrosa L.]; stems usually surpassed by the upper lvs; main lvs 5–10 mm wide; spikes 1–6, the uppermost one mostly pistillate and with a short staminate part at base, the pistillate part cylindric or ovoid-cylindric, 2–4 × 1–1.5 cm, subtended by a short narrow bract; lateral spikes pistillate, smaller, erect or spreading on short peduncles; staminate scales obtuse; pistillate scales usually concealed, obtuse to acute, not awned; achene wider, half to three-fifths as wide as long, the style straight or slightly curved near the top of the perigynium. Moist or wet woods and marshes; Me. and Que. to Wis. and se. Minn., s. to Ga. and La.