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LUZULA congesta.
Many-headed Bog Wood-rush.
H E X A N D R IA Monogynia.
Gen. Char. Perianth inferior, of 6 leaves, gluma-
ceous. Caps. 1-celled, 3-vaIved ; valves without
dissepiments. Seeds 3 at the bottom of the
cell.
Spec. Char. Panicle of numerous, roundish-ovate,
dense, partly stalked, clusters. Capsule obovate,
obtuse, with a small point, as long as the calyx.
Seeds stalked, without a crest. Leaves fla't,
ro ugh-edged.—Sm.
Syn. Luzula congesta. " Lej. Spa. 168.” DeCand.
FI. Fr. ed. 3. v. 5. 305. Forst. Tonbr. 44.
L. campestris (3. Bicheno Tr. of Linn. Soc. v. 12.
334. Hook. Scot. 1.110. Brit.FLed.2A66. DeCand.
8g Dubis, Bot. Gall. v. H 479.
Luciola congesta. Sm. Engl. FI. v. 2. p. 181.
Juncus campestris-y. Linn. Sp. PI. 469. Willd.
Sp. PI. v. 2. 221.
J. campestris (3. Sm. FI. Brit. p. 386.
J. liniger. Purt. Midi. Fl. Suppl. 352. t. 9.
Gramen hirsutum elatius, panicula juncea compacta.
Raii Syn. p. 416.
T h i s plant “ has very erect stems, 18 inches high.
The leaves are much narrower than in L . campestris,
with a minute callous roughness all along their edges,
which is scarcely discernible in that plant. The quantity