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Cyperaceae
Scirpus

not marked as a favorite taxon Scirpus cyperinus (Linnaeus) Kunth. Common name: Woolly Bulrush, Woolgrass Bulrush. Phenology: (Jul-) Aug-Sep. Habitat: Marshes, ditches, beaver ponds, disturbed wet ground. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to BC, south to c. peninsular FL, e. TX, and OR.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Some of the taxa synonymized here (see synonymy) may be worthy of recognition.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, FNA23, GrPl, GW1, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, W, WH3; < Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth — C, POWO; > Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth — G, S, S13; > Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth var. condensatus Fernald — Tat; > Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth var. cyperinus — F, Il, Tat, Va, WV; > Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth var. pelius Fernald — F, Il, Va, WV; > Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth var. rubricosus (Fernald) Gilly — Tx; > Scirpus eriophorum Michx. — G, S, S13; > Scirpus rubricosus Fernald — F, Il, Tat, WV; Eriophorum cyperinum Linnaeus. Basionym: Eriophorum cyperinum L. 1762

Links to other floras: = Scirpus cyperinus - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Scirpus cyperinus© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Scirpus cyperinus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Scirpus cyperinus© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Scirpus cyperinus© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Scirpus cyperinus© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Scirpus cyperinus© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Scirpus cyperinus© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Scirpus cyperinus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Scirpus cyperinus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Scirpus cyperinus© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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