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Cyperaceae
Scirpus

Scirpus atrocinctus Fernald. Common name: Blackish Bulrush, Black-girdled Woolsedge. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Bogs, wet meadows. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) and NL (Labrador) west to NT and BC, south to n. NJ, WV (Grant, Hampshire, Harrison, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, and Tucker counties), IL, IA, SD, WY, and WA.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, F, FNA23, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, WV; < Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth — C, G, POWO. Basionym: Scirpus atrocinctus Fernald 1899

Links to other floras: = Scirpus atrocinctus - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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