Flora of the Southeastern United States

Schoenoplectiella erecta (Poiret) K. Lye ssp. raynalii (Schuyler) Beentje. Common name: Weakstalk Bulrush. Phenology: Sep-Oct. Habitat: Sandy or peaty, seasonally wet soils (such as on pond shores). Distribution: Apparently ranging from South Carolina (where not seen recently) south to s. peninsular Florida (K. Bradley, [in prep.]; pers. comm. 2020), sw. Georgia, and s. Alabama; 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 ⓘ: = K4, NS, POWO; = n/a — S; = Schoenoplectus erectus (Poir.) Palla ex J.Raynal ssp. raynalii (Schuyler) Lye — FNA23, K1, WH3; = Scirpus erectus Poiret var. raynalii (Schuyler) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin; < Schoenoplectiella erecta (Poir.) Lye — Mex; < Scirpus erectus Poiret; ? Scirpus erismaniae Schuyler — GW1; < Scirpus hallii A. Gray — RAB, misapplied; > Scirpus wilkensii Schuyler — Tx. Basionym: Scirpus raynalii Schuyler 1971

Links to other floras: = Schoenoplectus erectus ssp. raynalii - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 9