OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scirpus georgianus   FAMILY Cyperaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scirpus georgianus   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)

Scirpus georgianus

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-08-013?:

Scirpus atrovirens   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Scirpus atrovirens var. georgianus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Scirpus georgianus

 

COMMON NAME:
Georgia Bulrush


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image of Scirpus georgianus, Georgia Bulrush

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_scge2_002_lvd

        

image of Scirpus georgianus, Georgia Bulrush

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_scirpus_georgianus_6

May    Iredell County    NC

Coarse tufted perennial from short, thick rhizomes. Blade tips 3-angled, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Scirpus georgianus, Georgia Bulrush

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_scirpus_georgianus_1

June    Iredell County    NC

S. atrovirens, georgianus, hattorianus & flaccidifolius difficult to identify, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Scirpus georgianus, Georgia Bulrush

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_scirpus_georgianus_2

June    Iredell County    NC

Spikelets in umbellate clusters or heads. Nutlets whitish; bristles us. absent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scirpus georgianus   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scirpus georgianus   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Scirpus georgianus

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-08-013?:
Scirpus atrovirens   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Scirpus atrovirens var. georgianus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scirpus georgianus

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2258

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: marshes, wet areas, ditches, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont, rare in Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 6-12 per culm

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall?
Whitish
Nutlet

 

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