Scirpus longii
| Scirpus longii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Scirpus |
| Species: | S. longii |
| Binomial name | |
| Scirpus longii Fernald | |
Scirpus longii is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common name Long's bulrush. It is native to eastern North America, where it is limited to the Atlantic coastal plain.[1]
This perennial plant grows from a large rhizome and forms clumps of stems up to 1.5 meters tall. It flowers rarely, any time between May and August. The inflorescence is an open cyme of spikelets up to about a centimeter long.[1][2]
This species grows in wetlands such as river banks and bogs.[3]
References
- 1 2 Scirpus longii. The Nature Conservancy.
- ↑ Scirpus longii. Flora of North America.
- ↑ Scirpus longii. Center for Plant Conservation.
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