Flora of North America species comparison

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Schoenoplectus smithii var. smithii

Schoenoplectus smithii var. levisetus
Photo is of parent taxon

scirpe de Smith
Photo is of parent taxon

scirpe à soies lisses
Perianth

bristles absent or rudimentary.

bristles 1–4, much shorter than to nearly equaling achene, slender, smooth or very sparsely spinulose.

Schoenoplectus smithii var. smithii

Schoenoplectus smithii var. levisetus
Phenology Fruiting summer–fall. Fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat Coastal, freshwater tidal flats and inland sandy or muddy shores with large fluctuations in water levels Coastal, freshwater tidal flats
Elevation 0–400 m (0–1300 ft) 0 m (0 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CT; DE; IN; MA; MI; MN; NJ; NY; OH; PA; RI; VT; WI; ON; QC
from FNA
ME; VA; NB; QC
Discussion

Schoenoplectus smithii var. levisetus has been collected in Virginia but is now apparently extirpated.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 23, p. 57. FNA vol. 23, p. 57.
Parent taxa Cyperaceae > Schoenoplectus > sect. Actaeogeton > Schoenoplectus smithii Cyperaceae > Schoenoplectus > sect. Actaeogeton > Schoenoplectus smithii
Sibling taxa
S. smithii var. levisetus, S. smithii var. setosus
S. smithii var. setosus, S. smithii var. smithii
Synonyms Scirpus smithii var. levisetus
Name authority unknown (Fernald) S. G. Smith: Novon 12: 108. (2002)
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