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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Schoenoplectus californicus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
The genus Schoenoplectus has been split from Scirpus and includes plants with sessile spikelets, or with spikelets with a few branches (vs. open, widely branching inflorescences). Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schoenoplectus californicus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Schoenoplectus californicus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scirpus californicus
COMMON NAME:
Giant Bulrush, Southern Bulrush, Tule, California Bulrush
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June Osceola County FL
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Schoenoplectus californicus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schoenoplectus californicus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Schoenoplectus californicus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scirpus californicus
4099
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: marshes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare in Coastal Plain (historically in NC, but not recently seen)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (3-4)
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Spikelets reddish-brown
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Spikelets reddish-brown
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".