Scirpus

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Scirpus L.: Kaislat Bulrush Club Rush
?Leptolepis
Scirpus, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Scirpus, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]
Scirpus (Cyperaceae) ; [GNSP]

Foodplants for Apamea (noctua) scolopacina, Globia (noctua) algae, Scirpophaga nivella, S. praelata, Simyra (noctua) albovenosa

Scirpus sylvaticus L.

Korpikaisla Metsäkaisla Wood Club-rush Skossäv
Scirpus sylvaticus ; [RK, 534]; [GMBOT, 193]
Scirpus silvaticus ; [SK, 108]

714x989 (~133Kb) Finland: Nokia, Pitkäniemi, 15.7.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

1175x836 (~131Kb) Finland: Nokia, Pitkäniemi, 15.7.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant as Scirpus silvaticus for Autographa pulchrina

S. s. var. bissellii Fernald

Scirpus sylvaticus var. bissellii ; [GMBOT, 193]

Scirpus radicans Schkuhr

Juurtokaisla Juurehtiva kaisla Creeping Club-rush Bågsäv
Scirpus radicans ; [RK, 534]; [SK, 108]

Scirpus ancistrochaetus Schuyler

Barbed-bristle bulrush

Scirpus atrocinctus Fernald

Black-girdle bulrush
Scirpus cyperinus var. brachypodus (Fernald); Gilly
Scirpus atrocinctus var. brachypodus ; [GMBOT, 195]
Scirpus atrocinctus ; [GMBOT, 195]

Scirpus atrovirens Willd.

Dark-green bulrush
?Scirpus atrovirens Muhl.
?Scirpus atrovirens ; [GMBOT, 193]

?S. a. var. pycnocephalus Fernald

?Scirpus atrovirens var. pycnocephalus ; [GMBOT, 194]

Scirpus congdonii Britton

Congdon's bulrush

Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth

Cottongrass bulrush Wool Grass

Eriophorum cyperinus L.
Scirpus cyperinus var. eriophorum (Michx.); Kunth
Scirpus cyperinus var. laxus (Gray); Beetle

Scirpus cyperinus var. rubricosus (Fern.); Gilly
Scirpus eriophorum Michx.
Scirpus rubricosus Fern.

Scirpus cyperinus, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
Scirpus eriophorum ; [GMBOT, 195]
Scirpus cyperinus ; [GMBOT, 195]

?S. c. var. andrewsii Fernald

Scirpus cyperinus var. andrewsii ; [GMBOT, 195]

S. c. var. pelius Fernald

Scirpus cyperinus var. pelius ; [GMBOT, 195]

S. c. var. condenstatus Fernald

Scirpus cyperinus var. condenstatus ; [GMBOT, 195]

Scirpus diffusus Schuyler

Umbrella bulrush

Scirpus divaricatus Ell.

Spreading bulrush
Scirpus divaricatus ; [GMBOT, 194]

Scirpus expansus Fern.

Woodland bulrush
Scirpus sylvaticus L. p.p.

Scirpus flaccidifolius (Fern.) Schuyler

Reclining bulrush
Scirpus atrovirens var. flaccidifolius Fern.

Scirpus georgianus Harper

Georgia bulrush
Scirpus atrovirens var. georgianus (Harper); Fern.
Scirpus georgianus ; [GMBOT, 194]

Scirpus hattorianus Makino

Mosquito bulrush

Scirpus lineatus Michx.

Drooping bulrush
Eriophorum lineatus (Michx.); B. & H.
Scirpus fontinalis Harper
Scirpus lineatus ; [GMBOT, 194]

Scirpus longii Fern.

Long's bulrush

Scirpus microcarpus J.& K. Presl

Red-tinge bulrush
Scirpus microcarpus var. longispicatus M.E. Peck
Scirpus microcarpus var. rubrotinctus (Fern.); M.E. Jones
Scirpus rubrotinctus Fern.
Scirpus microcarpus, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]

Scirpus nevadensis S. Wats.

Nevada bulrush
Amphiscirpus nevadensis (S. Wats.); Oteng Yeboah
Scirpus nevadensis, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]

Scirpus pallidus (Britton) Fernald

Pale bulrush
Scirpus atrovirens var. pallidus Britton
Scirpus pallidus, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
Scirpus pallidus ; [GMBOT, 194]

Scirpus × peckii Britton

Scirpus peckii Britton
atrocinctus × atrovirens;
atrocinctus × pedicellatus;
Scirpus Peckii ; [GMBOT, 194]

Scirpus pedicellatus Fernald

Stalked bulrush
Scirpus cyperinus var. pedicellatus (Fern.); Schuyler
Scirpus pedicellatus ; [GMBOT, 195]

S. p. var. pullus Fernald

Scirpus atrocinctus var. grandis Fernald; (incl.)
Scirpus pedicellatus var. pullus ; [GMBOT, 195]

Scirpus pendulus Muhl.

Rufous bulrush

Scirpus polyphyllus Vahl

Leafy bulrush
Scirpus polyphyllus ; [GMBOT, 194]

The following from [GMBOT], some of them may need to be moved to other nearby genus, such as Bolboschoenus, Schoenoplectus, Trichophorum or Blysmus, and perhaps Eriophorum.

Scirpus nanus Spreng.

Eleocharis pygmaea Torr.
Scirpus nanus ; [GMBOT, 189]

Scirpus debilis Pursh.

Scirpus debilis ; [GMBOT, 190]

S. d. var. williamsii Fernald

Scirpus debilis var. williamsii ; [GMBOT, 190]

Scirpus olneyi Gray

Scirpus Olneyi ; [GMBOT, 191]

Scirpus validus Vahl.

Great Bulrush
Scirpus validus ; [GMBOT, 192]

Foodplant for Scirpophaga praelata

Scirpus occidentalis (Wats.) Chase

Scirpus occidentalis ; [GMBOT, 192]

?Scirpus campestris Britton

Scirpus campestris ; [GMBOT, 193]

Scirpus rubrotinctus Fernald

Scirpus rubrotinctus ; [GMBOT, 193]

S. r. var. confertus Fernald.

Scirpus rubrotinctus var. confertus ; [GMBOT, 193]

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References:

[BONAP]: A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program
[DVF]: Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")
[GMBOT]: Robinson, Benjamin, Fernald, Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company
[GNSP]: Wielgorskaya, 1995; Dictionary of generic names of seed plants
[Harri Arkkio]: Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.
[RK]: Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki
[SK]: Mela & Cajander, 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos
[USGS]: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center; http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/index.htm

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