Included in this key are only those species found in the area surveyed at Buttermilk Falls State Park.

 

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Vascular Plants of the Gorge at
Buttermilk Falls State Park (Ithaca, NY)

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Graminoids (Carex)
     
 
Stems of the plant are triangular in cross-section.
Inflorescences are not subtended by 3 very long
leaf-like bracts. Flowers are
unisexual, concealed
in part within a sac-like
bract called a perigynum.
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Spikes are moderate
in size, the uppermost
spikes are clustered
closer together.

   
Spikes are relatively
small, with fewer florets,
per spike; there are evident
gaps between most or
all spikes,
   

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