Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
SCIRPUS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 47. 1753, nom. cons.
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TYPE: Scirpus sylvaticus Linnaeus, typ. cons.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scirpus cyperinus | WOOLGRASS | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Scirpus divaricatus | SPREADING BULRUSH | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Scirpus lineatus | DROOPING BULRUSH | Native OBL (DEP) | ||
| Scirpus pendulus | RUFOUS BULRUSH | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) |
Identification Key
1. Spikelets to ca. 700 per culm, with the perianth bristles long-exserted, giving the spikelet a woolly appearance; achene 0.6-0.9 mm long, 0.3-0.5 mm wide
1. Spikelets to ca. 250 per culm, with the perianth bristles not or only scarcely exserted, not at all woolly in appearance; achene 0.8-1.7 mm long, 0.6-0.8 mm wide
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2. Spikelet 1-2 mm wide; spikelet scales 1-1.8 mm long; perianth bristles smooth to toothed; achene 0.8-1 mm long, strongly trigonous with flat to concave faces
2. Spikelet 2-3 mm wide; spikelet scales 1.8-2.5 mm long; perianth bristles smooth; achene 1-1.5 mm long, plano-convex to trigonous with convex sides
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3. Mature culms reclining, inflorescences bending to (or nearly to) ground, with 2–3 lateral inflorescences in axils of distal leaves in addition to terminal inflorescence; rays and pedicels scabrous or scabrellous throughout or only in distal 1/2, often proliferous with axillary bulblets
3. Mature culms erect or ascending, with terminal inflorescences only or sometimes with 1(2) lateral inflorescences in axils of distal leaves; rays and pedicels scabrous near nodes, otherwise smooth, axillary bulblets absent
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
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| Androcoma | Androcoma Nees von Esenbeck, J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 396. 1840. | TYPE: Androcoma speciosa Nees von Esenbeck | |
| Dichismus | Dichismus Rafinesque, J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 106. 1819. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Diplarinus | Diplarinus Rafinesque, J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 106. 1819. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Holoschoenus | Holoschoenus Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 293. 1827. | TYPE: Holoschoenus vulgaris Link (Schoenus holoschoenus Linnaeus) | |
| Nemocharis | Nemocharis Beurling, Bot. Not. 1853: 52. 1853. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Phylloscirpus | Phylloscirpus Doell ex Boerner, Bot.-Syst. Not. 260. 1912, non C. B. Clarke 1908. | TYPE: = Scirpus Linnaeus 1753. | |
| Scirpo-cyperus | Scirpo-cyperus Seguier, Pl. Veron. 3: 71. 1754. | TYPE: Non dseignatus. | |
| Seidlia | Seidlia Opiz, Naturalientausch 11: 349. 1826. | TYPE: = Scirpus Linnaeus 1753. |