E-Flora Florida globe3314.gif (543 bytes)COMMON  NAME
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Scirpus Linnaeus
Bulrush
Cyperaceae: Sedge Family

Terminal inflorescence
Florida Distribution Map
Description: Annual or perennial caulescent or scapose herbs
Native: Yes
Habitat: Wetlands
 

 

 Habitat description (FEIS) :
Scirpus americanus
Scirpus robustus
 
 

 

Links
The Alkali (Scirpus Maritimus L.) and Saltmarsh (S. Robustus Pursh) Bulrushes: A Literature Review
Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Texas
Constructed Wetlands
Cyperaceae Newsletter 14: Recent publications in Cyperology
Ricefield bulrush, Scirpus mucronatus
Scirpus longii
Seedman Seed Source
Threatened and Endangered Species in the Northeastern United States List
Scirpus validus in Artificial Wetlands
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Candidate Listings: Cyperaceae

 

Page Credits:
Florida distribution maps: Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants   (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/). Wunderlin, R. P. and B. F. Hansen. 2000. [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
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