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

       
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Photo of Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve var. acutus
Scirpus acutus

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

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

  SCLAA Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla ssp. acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve
  SCAC Scirpus acutus Muhl. ex Bigelow
  SCLA80 Scirpus lacustris L. p.p.
 

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

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USA (AK, AR, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, 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 var. acutus

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 28 species in Schoenoplectus, 2 varieties in Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve
 

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

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

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

The synonym italicized and indented below is 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
hard-stemmed bulrush              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
Scirpus acutus
hard-stemmed bullrush              Endangered
 

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

Scirpus acutus
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 var. acutus

Scirpus acutus:

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 var. acutus

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531332.

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

 
 
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