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Scirpus pendulus Muhl.
rufous bulrush

   
Symbol: SCPE4
Group: Monocot
Family: Cyperaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



Photograph of Scirpus pendulus Muhl.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute.
 
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Synonyms:
Scirpus pendulus Muhl.

  SCLI7 Scirpus lineatus auct. non Michx.
 

Distribution by State:
Scirpus pendulus Muhl.

Distributional Map for Scirpus pendulus Muhl.
Distribution Map Legend

Scirpus pendulus Muhl. distribution:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, ON, QC)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MO, MS, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV

 

Related Taxa:
Scirpus pendulus Muhl.

36 genera in Cyperaceae, 22 species in Scirpus
 

Classification:
Scirpus pendulus Muhl.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass   Commelinidae
Order   Cyperales
Family   Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus   Scirpus L. – bulrush
Species   Scirpus pendulus Muhl. – rufous bulrush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Scirpus pendulus Muhl.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Maine:
pendulous bulrush Endangered
New Hampshire:
lined bulrush Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Scirpus pendulus Muhl.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Scirpus pendulus Muhl.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40273.

 

 

 

 
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