Cyperaceae
Weakstalk bulrush
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Schoenoplectiella
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Weakstalk bulrush
Synonyms
- Schoenoplectiella purshiana var. williamsii (Fernald) Hayas.
- Schoenoplectus juncoides subsp. purshianus (Fernald) Soják
- Schoenoplectus purshianus (Fernald) M.T.Strong
- Schoenoplectus purshianus var. williamsii (Fernald) S.G.Sm.
- Schoenoplectus smithii subsp. williamsii (Fernald) Soják
- Scirpus debilis Pursh
- Scirpus debilis var. williamsii Fernald
- Scirpus erectus var. debilis A.Camus
- Scirpus juncoides var. digynus (Boeckeler) T.Koyama
- Scirpus juncoides var. williamsii (Fernald) T.Koyama
- Scirpus purshianus Fernald
- Scirpus purshianus f. williamsii (Fernald) Fernald
- Scirpus smithii var. williamsii (Fernald) Beetle
- Scirpus supinus var. digynus Boeckeler
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Shaun Pogacnik, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shaun Pogacnik, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.