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Perianth

bristles absent.

2n

= 38.

Schoenoplectus purshianus var. williamsii

Phenology Fruiting summer to fall.
Habitat Shores with relatively large water-level fluctuations
Elevation 20–300 m (100–1000 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
IN; MA; MI; WI
Discussion

Schoenoplectus purshianus var. williamsii is known only from the type locality in Massachusetts, several counties in Michigan, one county in Indiana, and two counties in Wisconsin. In southwestern Michigan it is reportedly frequent on sandy shores of lakes with considerable water-level fluctuation spring to fall; the typical variety is infrequent in those habitats and often grows on shores with relatively uniform water levels (A. E. Schuyler 1972).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 23, p. 56.
Parent taxa Cyperaceae > Schoenoplectus > sect. Actaeogeton > Schoenoplectus purshianus
Sibling taxa
S. purshianus var. purshianus
Synonyms Scirpus purshianus var. williamsii
Name authority (Fernald) S. G. Smith: Novon 12: 107. (2002)
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