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FLORA OF MOUNT DESERT.
Var. lanceolatus, Robbins. Var. Richardsonii, Bennett.
Rare. Northwest Arm, Great Pond (M. L. Fernald).
P. pusillus, L.
Rare. Northeast Creek (M. L. Fernald).
RUPPIA, L. DITCH GRASS.
R. maritima, L.
Ponds and streams of brackish water along coast; common.
ZOSTERA, L. EEL GRASS.
Z. marina, L.
Very common in shoal water along the coast.
NAIAS, L. NAIAD.
N. flexilis (Willd.), Rostk. & Schmidt.
Rare. Ripples Pond (Rand).
ERIOCAULEÆ. PIPEWORT FAMILY.
ERIOCAULON, L. PIPEWORT.
E. septangulare, With.
Common in ponds and along pond borders. Sometimes in
deep water, sending to the surface scapes six to ten feet in
length, as in Jordan Pond (R. & R.).
CYPERACEÆ. SEDGE FAMILY.
DULICHUM, Pers.
D. spathaceum (L.), Pers.
Frequent on borders of ponds and streams.
ELEOCHARIS, R. Br. SPIKE RUSH.
E. obtusa (Roth), R. Br. E. obtusa, (Willd.), Schultes.
Uncommon. Muddy margins of mill-pond and of Some
Stream, Somesville; bog-hole, High Head; stream near head of
Southwest Harbor (Rand).