Scirpus expansus Fernald. Common name: Woodland Bulrush. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Bogs, fens, marshes, streambeds. Distribution: ME west to MI, south to ne. GA and OH.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GW1, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Schuyler (1967); = Scirpus expanus — WV, misspelling; = Scirpus sylvaticus var. bissellii Fernald; < Scirpus sylvaticus L. — S, S13, misapplied
Links to other floras: = Scirpus expansus - FNA23
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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