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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schoenoplectiella mucronata   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Schoenoplectiella mucronata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Schoenoplectus mucronatus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Linnaeus

Scirpus mucronatus

 

COMMON NAME:
Roughseed Bulrush, Bog Bulrush, Ricefield Bulrush


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image of Schoenoplectiella mucronata, Roughseed Bulrush, Bog Bulrush, Ricefield Bulrush

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_scmu_001_lvd

        

Main involucral bract appears to be culm (inflorescence thus appearing lateral, per Weakley's Flora.

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schoenoplectiella mucronata   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Schoenoplectiella mucronata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Schoenoplectus mucronatus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Linnaeus
Scirpus mucronatus

 

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4204

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial? Annual?

Habitat: Ponds, ditches, ricefields, disturbed wet ground, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia

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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Leaf blades absent
Basal

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Dark to blackish brown
Achene

 

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