Schoenoplectiella purshiana (Fernald) K. Lye var. purshiana . Bluntscale Bulrush. Phen: Late Jun-Aug; Jul-Oct. Hab: Fens, depression marshes, marshes, shores. Dist: ME west to MN, south to nc. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), AL, MS, TN, and KY.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = K3, K4, NY, Shiels & Monfils (2012); = Schoenoplectus purshianus (Fernald) M.T.Strong var. purshianus – NE, Pa; < Schoenoplectus purshianus (Fernald) M.T.Strong – FNA23, Il, K1, Mi, Mo1, Tn, Va; ? Scirpus debilis Pursh – S13; ? Scirpus juncoides Roxb. var. digynus (Boeckeler) T.Koyama; < Scirpus purshianus Fernald – C, F, GW1, RAB, Tat, W, WV

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (name change)
• Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 9