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Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve
hardstem bulrush

       
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Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve

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Distribution:
Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 28 species in Schoenoplectus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve var. acutus. . Image Available.
Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus
hardstem bulrush
Distribution of Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve var. occidentalis (S. Watson) S.G. Sm.. . Image Available.
Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis
tule
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve

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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 Schoenoplectus (Rchb.) Palla – bulrush
Species Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve – hardstem bulrush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Scirpus acutus [=SCACA]
hard-stemmed bulrush              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
Scirpus acutus [=SCACA]
hard-stemmed bullrush              Endangered
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve

Scirpus acutus [=SCACA]
hardstem bulrush

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve

Scirpus acutus [=SCACA]:

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
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NI NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507785.

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

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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