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Cyperaceae

Sharpscale bulrush

Schoenoplectiella erecta (Poir.) Lye

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Schoenoplectiella

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Common names

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English
Sharpscale bulrush

Synonyms

  • Schoenoplectus erectus (Poir.) Palla ex J.Raynal
  • Scirpus erectus Poir.
  • Scirpus erectus Poir. ex Diels
  • Scirpus erismanae Schuyler
  • Scirpus supinus subvar. erectus (Poir.) Rouy
  • Scirpus supinus var. uninodis W.Fitzg.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.