Scientific Name
Scirpus americanus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Scirpus americanus Pers.
Park
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Chairmaker's bulrush
Park Synonyms
Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens, Schoenoplectus americanus
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Plantae |
Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
Superdivision | Embryophyta |
Division | Tracheophyta |
Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Superorder | Lilianae |
Order | Poales |
Family | Cyperaceae |
Genus | Schoenoplectus |
Species | Scirpus americanus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Gleason & Cronquist, 1991
Abundance
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
4
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office.
Created Date
8/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
9/28/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Loetterle, 1970: Dominant in Jamestown Island marshes./North, 1984: Common; brackish and freshwater marshes, transition zone between salt- or brackish marshes and uplands./Hamilton, 2005: Not accepted by ITIS, but listed in Gleason & Cronquist, 1991; see synonyms Schoenoplectus americanus (Pers.) Volk ex Schinz & R. Keller TSN #508141, and Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens (Vahl) Palla, TSN # 531336, both accepted by ITIS./, Park Species Data Source: North, 1984-Jamestown Unit /Jamestown Island/Pitch and Tar Swamp;Loetterle, 1970-Jamestown Unit /Jamestown Island;Salle,1972-Colonial Parkway