Scientific or common name:

Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve var. acutus

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CYPERACEAE - Sedge family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Name: Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve var. acutus
Rank: variety

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Common names

U.S. name: Hardstem bulrush

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Grown habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla ssp. acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve
= Scirpus acutus Muhl. ex Bigelow
= Scirpus lacustris L. p.p.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Schoenoplectus
Species:

1) Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve 2) Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve var. acutus 3) Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve var. occidentalis (S. Watson) S.G. Sm. 4) Schoenoplectus americanus (Pers.) Volkart ex Schinz & R. Keller 5) Schoenoplectus californicus (C.A. Mey.) Palla 6) Schoenoplectus deltarum (Schuyler) Soják 7) Schoenoplectus erectus (Poir.) Palla ex Raynal 8) Schoenoplectus erectus (Poir.) Palla ex Raynal ssp. raynalii (Schuyler) Lye 9) Schoenoplectus etuberculatus (Steud.) Soják 10) Schoenoplectus fluviatilis (Torr.) M.T. Strong 11) Schoenoplectus glaucus (Lam.) Kartesz 12) Schoenoplectus hallii (A. Gray) S.G. Sm. 13) Schoenoplectus heterochaetus (Chase) Soják 14) Schoenoplectus juncoides (Roxb.) Palla 15) Schoenoplectus juncoides (Roxb.) Palla ssp. purshianus (Fernald) Soják 16) Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla 17) Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla ssp. acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve 18) Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla ssp. creber (Fernald) A. Löve & D. Löve 19) Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla ssp. tabernaemontani (C.C. Gmel.) A. Löve & D. Löve 20) Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla ssp. validus (Vahl) T. Koyama 21) Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye 22) Schoenoplectus mucronatus (L.) Palla 23) Schoenoplectus novae-angliae (Britton) M.T. Strong 24) Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla 25) Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla var. badius (J. Presl & C. Presl) S.G. Sm. 26) Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla var. longispicatus (Britton) S.G. Sm. 27) Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla var. polyphyllus (Boeckeler) Dorn 28) Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla var. pungens 29) Schoenoplectus purshianus (Fernald) M.T. Strong 30) Schoenoplectus robustus (Pursh) M.T. Strong 31) Schoenoplectus rubiginosus (Beetle) Soják p.p. 32) Schoenoplectus saximontanus (Fernald) Raynal 33) Schoenoplectus setaceus (L.) Palla 34) Schoenoplectus smithii (A. Gray) Soják 35) Schoenoplectus subterminalis (Torr.) Soják 36) Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C. Gmel.) Palla 37) Schoenoplectus torreyi (Olney) Palla 38) Schoenoplectus triqueter (L.) Palla 39) Schoenoplectus validus (Vahl) A. Löve & D. Löve 40) Schoenoplectus validus (Vahl) A. Löve & D. Löve ssp. creber (Fernald) A. Löve & D. Löve 41) Schoenoplectus validus (Vahl) A. Löve & D. Löve ssp. luxurians (Miq.) Soják 42) Schoenoplectus x carinatus (Sm.) Palla 43) Schoenoplectus x contortus (Eames) S.G. Sm. 44) Schoenoplectus x oblongatus (T. Koyama) Soják 45) Schoenoplectus x oblongus (T. Koyama) Soják 46) Schoenoplectus x scheuchzeri (Bruegger) Palla ex Janchen, nom. inval. 47) Schoenoplectus x steinmetzii (Fernald) S.G. Sm.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AK, AR, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)


Map for Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve var. acutus
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Cyperaceae)
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1) Abildgaardia (sedge) 2) Amphiscirpus (bulrush) 3) Baeothryon (bulrush) 4) Blysmopsis (bulrush) 5) Blysmus (bulrush) 6) Bolboschoenus (bulrush) 7) Bulbostylis (hairsedge) 8) Carex (sedge) 9) Chaetocyperus (spikerush) 10) Cladium (sawgrass) 11) Cymophyllus 12) Cyperus (flatsedge) 13) Dichromena (beaksedge) 14) Dulichium 15) Eleocharis (spikerush) 16) Elyna (bog sedge) 17) Eriophorum (cottongrass) 18) Fimbristylis (fimbry) 19) Fuirena (umbrella-sedge) 20) Gahnia (sawsedge) 21) Heleocharis (spikerush) 22) Hemicarpha (halfchaff sedge) 23) Holoschoenus (bulrush) 24) Hymenochaeta (bulrush) 25) Hypolytrum 26) Isolepis (bulrush) 27) Juncellus (flatsedge) 28) Kobresia (bog sedge) 29) Kyllinga (spikesedge) 30) Lagenocarpus 31) Lepironia 32) Leucocoma (bulrush) 33) Lipocarpha (halfchaff sedge) 34) Machaerina (twigrush) 35) Mapania 36) Mariscus (sawgrass) 37) Morelotia 38) Oncostylis (hairsedge) 39) Oreobolus 40) Oxycaryum (bulrush) 41) Psilocarya (beaksedge) 42) Pycreus (flatsedge) 43) Remirea (beachstar) 44) Rhynchospora (beaksedge) 45) Schoenoplectus (bulrush) 46) Schoenus (bogrush) 47) Scirpodendron 48) Scirpoides (bulrush) 49) Scirpus (bulrush) 50) Scleria (nutrush) 51) Stenophyllus (hairsedge) 52) Torulinium (flatsedge) 53) Trichophorum (bulrush) 54) Trichophyllum (spikerush) 55) Uncinia (birdcatching sedge) 56) Websteria (algal bulrush)

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Common names (Schoenoplectus)
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1) (no name) 2) Bog bulrush (Schoenoplectus mucronatus) 3) Bristleleaf bulrush (Schoenoplectus setaceus) 4) California bulrush (Schoenoplectus californicus) 5) Canby's bulrush (Schoenoplectus etuberculatus) 6) Chairmaker's bulrush (Schoenoplectus americanus) 7) Common threesquare (Schoenoplectus pungens) 8) Cosmopolitan bulrush (Schoenoplectus maritimus) 9) Delta bulrush (Schoenoplectus deltarum) 10) Hall's bulrush (Schoenoplectus hallii) 11) Hardstem bulrush (Schoenoplectus acutus) 12) Lakeshore bulrush (Schoenoplectus lacustris) 13) New England bulrush (Schoenoplectus novae-angliae) 14) River bulrush (Schoenoplectus fluviatilis) 15) Rock bulrush (Schoenoplectus juncoides) 16) Rocky Mountain bulrush (Schoenoplectus saximontanus) 17) Sharpscale bulrush (Schoenoplectus erectus) 18) Slender bulrush (Schoenoplectus heterochaetus) 19) Smith's bulrush (Schoenoplectus smithii) 20) Softstem bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani) 21) Streambank bulrush (Schoenoplectus triqueter) 22) Sturdy bulrush (Schoenoplectus robustus) 23) Swaying bulrush (Schoenoplectus subterminalis) 24) Torrey's bulrush (Schoenoplectus torreyi) 25) Tuberous bulrush (Schoenoplectus glaucus) 26) Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis) 27) Weakstalk bulrush (Schoenoplectus purshianus)

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More species:
1) Schoenoplectus juncoides (Roxb.) Palla ssp. purshianus (Fernald) Soják [136]
2) Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla [516]
3) Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla ssp. creber (Fernald) A. Löve & D. Löve [138]
4) Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla [530]
5) Schoenoplectus setaceus (L.) Palla [257]
6) Schoenoplectus validus (Vahl) A. Löve & D. Löve ssp. creber (Fernald) A. Löve & D. Löve [144]
7) Schoenus coloratus L. [226]
8) Schoenus rugosus Vahl [90]
9) Schrankia microphylla (Dryand.) J.F. Macbr. [92]
10) Sciaromium lescurii (Sull.) Broth. [110]

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