Scirpus tabernaemontani K.C. Gmelin4 of 20
June 18, Middlesex Fells, Medford
soft-stemmed bulrush
The long-pointed "terminal part of the stem" is actually a
single leafy bract subtending the terminal inflorescence.
Ovoid spikelets are borne on branches, either one per branch or in
clusters. Styles are two-cleft.