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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scirpus expansus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Woodland Bulrush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scirpus expansus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Scirpus expansus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-08-012:
Scirpus expansus FAMILY Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scirpus sylvaticus
COMMON NAME:
Woodland Bulrush
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_scsy80_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm210710_2079
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm210710_2082
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200808_6886
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200808_6888b
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Resembles S. cyperinus, but lacks the rusty color of the spikelets, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm200808_6970
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaf sheaths of lower leaves are red and give the stem a red-banded look, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm210807_2514
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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Steve Marlow snm_8080039
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200926_7375
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Inflorescence decompound; bracts numerous, similar to blades, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm200926_7378
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaf blades septate, to 6dm long, 6-20mm wide; sheaths purplish, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm200926_7380
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm201015_7712
October Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Scirpus expansus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scirpus expansus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Scirpus expansus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-08-012:
Scirpus expansus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scirpus sylvaticus
4388
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: bogs, fens, marshes, streambeds, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Carolina Mountains, uncommon in NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly stem leaves, alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
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