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Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth
woolgrass

       
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Photo of Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth

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Synonyms:
Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth

  SCCYC Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth var. condensatus Fernald
  SCCYE8 Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth var. eriophorum (Michx.) Kunth
  SCCYL Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth var. laxus (A. Gray) Beetle
  SCCYP Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth var. pelius Fernald
  SCCYR Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth var. rubricosus (Fernald) Gilly
  SCER3 Scirpus eriophorum Michx.
  SCRU4 Scirpus rubricosus Fernald
 

Distribution:
Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth

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USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 22 species in Scirpus
 

Classification:
Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus Scirpus L. – bulrush
Species Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth – woolgrass
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW+,OBL FACW+ OBL OBL OBL NO OBL NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40228.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth

BorealForest.org

FL-Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

IL-Wetland Wildflowers of Illinois

NRCS-Midwestern Wetland Flora

TN-University of Tennessee at Knoxville Botany Images

UK-Plants For A Future

USDI FWS Bayscapes Conservation Landscaping

USDI GS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

WI-Wetland Plants of Wisconsin (UofWI-Green Bay)

WY-State Species Abstract (WYNDD)

 
 
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