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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

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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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