Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus
Common names: Hard-stem bulrush scirpe aigu
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Culms dark green, 1–3 m × 2–6 mm, very firm, rarely soft, air cavities in distal 1/4 mostly 0.5 mm wide. Leaves: sheath fronts coarsely pinnate-fibrillose. Inflorescences 2 times branched, branches mostly stiffly ascending. Spikelets 3–40, 6–18 × 3–4 mm. Flowers: perianth bristles 6, equaling achene body; styles 2-fid. Achenes plano-convex. 2n = 36, 38.
Phenology: Fruiting summer.
Habitat: Fresh, often calcareous to brackish marshes, fens, lakes, slow streams, often emergent in water to 1.5 m
Elevation: 0–2700 m
Distribution
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Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Ark., Colo., Conn., Del., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Tex., Vt., Va., Wash., Wis., Wyo., probably Eurasia.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Ark. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Del. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.Dak. +, Tex. +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, Wis. +, Wyo. + and probably Eurasia. +
Fresh, often calcareous to brackish marshes, fens, lakes, slow streams, often emergent in water to 1.5 m +
Present +
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
1954 +
Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus +
Schoenoplectus acutus +
variety +