Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Genus Results

Category: Monocots
Family Name: Cyperaceae

Scirpus - [maps | photos]

• Scirpus atrovirens Willd.
  NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: green bulrush

• Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth
  NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: wool grass
  Synonyms:
  

         • Scirpus cyperinus var. pelius Fernald

         • Scirpus rubricosus Fernald

• Scirpus expansus Fernald
  NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: woodland bulrush

• Scirpus georgianus R.M. Harper
  NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: Georgia bulrush
  Synonyms:
  

         • Scirpus atrovirens Willd. var. georgianus (R.M. Harper) Fernald

• Scirpus pendulus Muhl.
  NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: rufous bulrush
  Synonyms:
  

         • Scirpus lineatus auct. non Michx.

• Scirpus polyphyllus Vahl
  NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: leafy bulrush

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*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee

All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke or Margaret Oliver.