Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Schoenoplectiella mucronata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schoenoplectiella mucronata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Schoenoplectus mucronatus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Linnaeus
Scirpus mucronatus
COMMON NAME:
Roughseed Bulrush, Bog Bulrush, Ricefield Bulrush
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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 (5/21/15):
Schoenoplectiella mucronata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Schoenoplectiella mucronata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Schoenoplectus mucronatus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Linnaeus
Scirpus mucronatus
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial? Annual?
Non-native: Eurasia
Habitat: Ponds, ditches, ricefields, disturbed wet ground, per Weakley's Flora
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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:
Brown
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Dark to blackish brown
Achene
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