Scirpus flaccidifolius
Scirpus flaccidifolius, the reclining bulrush, is an uncommon plant species endemic to a small region in Virginia and North Carolina. It is reported from only six populations in three counties in Virginia (Greensville, Sussex and Southampton) and one county in North Carolina (Northampton). All known populations are within 100 km of each other, though the species does not seem to be in danger of extinction.[1][3][4]
| Reclining bulrush | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Scirpus |
| Species: | S. flaccidifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Scirpus flaccidifolius (Fernald) Schuyler 1967 | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Scirpus atrovirens var. flaccidifolius Fernald | |
Scirpus flaccidifolius is unusual in the genus in having culms (flowering stalks) that lean against other vegetation instead of being stiff and erect. The species also has wider but less numerous spikelets than closely related species (fewer than 15 spikelets per cluster but each spikelet 2–3 mm wide).[1][5][6][7][8][9]
References
- Flora of North America, Scirpus flaccidifolius (Fernald) Schuyler, 1967.
- The Plant List, Scirpus flaccidifolius (Fernald) Schuyler
- BONAP (Biota of North America Project) 2014 county distribution map, Scirpus flaccidifolius
- Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora
- photo of isotype of Scirpus flaccidifolius at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Southampton County, Virginia
- Schuyler, A. E. 1967. A new status for an eastern North American Scirpus. Rhodora 69(778): 198–202
- Schuyler, A. E. 1967. A taxonomic revision of North American leafy species of Scirpus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 119: 295–323.
- Fernald, Merritt Lyndon. 1938. Rhodora 40(478): 396.
- Strong, M. T. 1994. Taxonomy of Scirpus, Trichophorum, and Schoenoplectus (Cyperaceae) in Virginia. Bartonia 58: 29–68.
