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Scirpus cyperinus

Black Sheathed Bulrush, Brown Woolly Sedge
Other regional names: Bulrush +7 more
  • Bulrush
  • Common Woolgrass
  • Common Woolly Bulrush
  • Cotton Grass Bulrush
  • Marsh Bulrush
  • Teddybear Paws
  • Wool Grass
  • Woolgrass
Also known as: Eriophorum cyperinum f. grande (Fernald) Farw. +18 more
  • Eriophorum cyperinum f. grande (Fernald) Farw.
  • Eriophorum cyperinum L.
  • Eriophorum cyperinum var. atrocinctus Farw.
  • Eriophorum cyperinum var. eriophorum (Michx.) Farw.
  • Eriophorum cyperinum var. grande (Fernald) Farw.
  • Eriophorum cyperinum var. laxum (A.Gray) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
  • Eriophorum cyperinum var. pelium (Fernald) Farw.
  • Scirpus atrocinctus f. grandis (Fernald) D.S.Carp.
  • Scirpus atrocinctus var. grandis Fernald
  • Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Palla, 1888
  • Scirpus cyperinus f. andrewsii (Fernald) D.S.Carp.
  • Scirpus cyperinus f. cephaloideus (E.Sheld.) Beetle
  • Scirpus cyperinus f. condensatus (Fernald) S.F.Blake
  • Scirpus cyperinus f. confertus Beetle
  • Scirpus cyperinus f. congestus (House) House
  • Scirpus cyperinus f. cyperinus
  • Scirpus cyperinus var. andrewsii (Fernald) Fernald
  • Scirpus cyperinus var. condensatus (Fernald) Fernald
  • Scirpus cyperinus var. congestus House
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Scirpus cyperinus (commonly known as Black-Sheathed Bulrush or Brown Woolly Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Originating in North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Belarus, Belgium, Central European Russia, France, Germany, Netherlands

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