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Scirpus ancistrochaetus

Scirpus ancistrochaetus Schuyler

Barbed Bristle Bulrush, Barbed-bristle Bulrush, Barbedbristle Bulrush, Northeastern Bulrush

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

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USDA Symbol: SCAN5

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall, some stems reclining.
Fruit: Achenes pale brown.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Perianth of 6 bristles. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: MA , MD , NH , NY , PA , VA , VT , WV
Canada: QC
Native Distribution: Listed as endangered in the United States.
Native Habitat: Wet depressions, bogs, sinkhole ponds, adjacent to pools.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q21H
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (MA, MD, NH, NY, PA, VA, VT, WV)
Critical Habitat: N/A
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:					OBL				OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 34 - Go Botany (2019) Native Plant Trust

Additional resources

USDA: Find Scirpus ancistrochaetus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Scirpus ancistrochaetus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Scirpus ancistrochaetus

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-30
Research By: CBR

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