Schoenoplectiella smithii (A. Gray) Hayasaka var. smithii. Common name: Smith's Bulrush. Phenology: Jul; Late Jul-Aug. Habitat: Freshwater and tidal shores. Distribution: ME, QC, ON, and MN south to DE, PA, OH, IN, and IL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, NS, NY, POWO, Shiels & Monfils (2012); = Schoenoplectus smithii (A.Gray) Soják var. smithii — FNA23, NE, Pa; = Scirpus smithii A.Gray var. smithii — G, Tat; < Schoenoplectus smithii (A.Gray) Soják — Il; < Scirpus smithii A.Gray — C, F, GrPl. Basionym: Scirpus smithii A.Gray 1867
Links to other floras: = Schoenoplectus smithii var. smithii - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- 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
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