OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Schoenoplectus americanus   FAMILY Cyperaceae   Go to FSUS key



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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

4874

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Tidal freshwater to brackish marshes, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (around 3)

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping], rhizomatous

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Spikelet scales bright orange- to red- or purple-brown to straw-colored, often partly translucent
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlets brownish or yellowish, bristles reddish

 

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