Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Schoenoplectus americanus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Schuyler [in Typification and application of the names Scirpus americanus, S. olneyi, and S. pungens. 1974] discussed the need to replace the name S. olneyi (as traditionally applied) with S. americanus, traditionally applied to what must now be called S. pungens. Because of this nomenclatural change, the interpretation of much information and records is now uncertain, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schoenoplectus americanus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-08-006:
Scirpus olneyi FAMILY Cyperaceae
COMMON NAME:
Olney Threesquare, chairmaker's bulrush
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Schoenoplectus americanus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schoenoplectus americanus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-08-006:
Scirpus olneyi
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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