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Cyperaceae
Schoenoplectus

not marked as a favorite taxon Schoenoplectus torreyi (Olney) Palla. Common name: Torrey's Bulrush, Torrey's Threesquare. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Sinkhole ponds. Distribution: New Brunswick west to Manitoba, south to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, w. Virginia, Missouri, and Nebraska. Known in Virginia only from natural ponds in Augusta and Rockingham counties. Reported as new to Maryland (Longbottom, Naczi, & Knapp 2016).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA23, GrPl, Il, K1, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va, Strong (1994); = Scirpus torreyi Olney — C, F, G, W. Basionym: Scirpus torreyi Olney 1847

Links to other floras: = Schoenoplectus torreyi - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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