Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigel.) Love & Love var. acutus
No images available.
Detail
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Botanical Name
- Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigel.) Love & Love var. acutus
- Common Name
- Hard-stem Bulrush, Great Bulrush
- Synonym(s)
- Scirpus acutus Muhl. ex Bigel.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigel.) Love & Love var. acutus
- Comments
- Differs from the similar and more widespread Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani in its firm culms, dull gray-brown spikelets, and copious dots on the scales. The Virginia stations are quite disjunct from the main, northern and western range of the species.
- Habitat
- Calcareous spring marshes in western Virginia and freshwater tidal marshes in eastern Virginia. Rare, mountains and n. Coastal Plain; recorded only from Augusta County (Ridge and Valley province) and along the tidal Potomac River and its tributaries in Arlington, Fairfax, and Prince William counties.
- Native Status
- Native
To save this map, right-click (control-click for Mac users) on the map and choose "Save Image As...".