Schoenoplectiella erecta (Poiret) K. Lye ssp. raynalii (Schuyler) Beentje. Weakstalk Bulrush. Phen: Sep-Oct. Hab: Sandy or peaty, seasonally wet soils (such as on pond shores). Dist: Apparently ranging from SC (where not seen recently) south to s. peninsular FL (K. Bradley, [in prep.]; pers. comm. 2020), sw. GA, and s. AL; also in the tropics of both hemispheres.

ID notes: Schoenoplectiella erecta ssp. raynalii is an annual, tufted, essentially leafless plant, with few to many erect or leaning stems 1-2 feet tall. Each stem has a single cluster of 1-4 spikelets, from which the "stem" continues to a slender point; actually this "stem" is an inflorescence bract. The appearance is like a tiny version of Schoenoplectus pungens.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = K3, K4; = Schoenoplectus erectus (Poir.) Palla ex J.Raynal ssp. raynalii (Schuyler) Lye – FNA23, K1, WH3; = Scirpus erectus Poir. var. raynalii (Schuyler) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin; < Schoenoplectiella erecta (Poir.) Lye – Mex; < Scirpus erectus Poir.; ? Scirpus erismaniae Schuyler – GW1; < Scirpus hallii A.Gray – RAB, misapplied; > Scirpus wilkensii Schuyler – Tx

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
• Great Plains: OBL (name change)

Heliophily ?: 9