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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scirpus polyphyllus   FAMILY Cyperaceae

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

Scirpus polyphyllus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-08-014:

Scirpus polyphyllus   FAMILY Cyperaceae

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

Scirpus polyphyllus

 

COMMON NAME:
Leafy Bulrush


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_scpo2_001_lvd

        

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JK Marlow    jkm230428_2827

April    Greenville County    SC

Mountain Bridge Wilderness

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JK Marlow    jkm120617_973

June    Spartanburg County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm200625_6061

June    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

Leaves primarily cauline, more than 10 per culm, to 2dm long, 4-9mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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JK Marlow    jkm200625_6192

June    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

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JK Marlow    jkm200625_6239

June    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

The stems are 3-4 feet tall and have 14-22 leaves, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

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Glen Peterson    gkp9254_foliaceousbracts

July    Spartanburg County    SC

Involucre of several foliaceous bracts, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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Glen Peterson    gkp9261_bladenotseptate

July    Spartanburg County    SC

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Glen Peterson    gkp9263_sheathpurplespots

July    Spartanburg County    SC

The ventral surface of the sheath is purple-spotted, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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Glen Peterson    gkp9265_youngtop

July    Spartanburg County    SC

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Glen Peterson    gkp9267_scirpolspike

July    Spartanburg County    SC

Spikelets ovoid, 3-4mm long, 2-3mm broad, sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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JK Marlow    jkm170818_653

August    Jackson County    NC

Big Ridge Preserve

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JK Marlow    jkm210807_2512

August    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

Inflorescence branched. Spikelets in umbellate clusters or heads, sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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JK Marlow    jkm0509k_36

September    Transylvania County    NC

Silver Run Preserve

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JK Marlow    jkm220906_9738

September    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Scirpus polyphyllus, Leafy Bulrush

JK Marlow    jkm220909_9808

September    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

image of Scirpus polyphyllus, Leafy Bulrush

JK Marlow    jkm220909_9810

September    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

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JK Marlow    jkm230927_5619

September    Pickens County    SC

Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Scirpus polyphyllus   FAMILY Cyperaceae

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-08-014:
Scirpus polyphyllus   FAMILY Cyperaceae

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2027

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: marshes, floodplain forests, mountain bogs, seeps, fens, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Mountains & NC Piedmont, uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC

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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate, 14-26 per culm

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Spikelets in umbellate clusters or heads

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellowish
Nutlet

 

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