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Cyperaceae
Schoenoplectus

not marked as a favorite taxon Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla var. longispicatus (Britton) S.G. Smith. Common name: Western Three-square. Habitat: Marshes, fens. Distribution: ON, NT, and BC south to TX, NM, AZ, CA, and Mexico.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA23, K4, Mo1, NS, POWO, not formally treated; = Scirpus americanus Pers. var. longispicatus Britton — Tx; < Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla — ETx1, Mex, NcTx; < Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla var. longispicatus (Britton) S.G.Sm.; < Scirpus americanus Pers. — F, S13; < Scirpus pungens Vahl — GrPl. Basionym: Scirpus americanus Pers. var. longispicatus Britton 1892

Links to other floras: = Schoenoplectus pungens var. longispicatus - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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