Schoenoplectiella purshiana

Schoenoplectiella purshiana

Schoenoplectiella purshiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Pseudoschoeneae
Genus: Schoenoplectiella
Species: Schoenoplectiella purshiana

Name

Schoenoplectiella purshiana (Fernald) Lye, 2003

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Schoenoplectus juncoides subsp. purshianus (Fernald) Soják in Čas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Přír. 141: 62 (1972)
  • Schoenoplectus purshianus (Fernald) M.T.Strong in Novon 3: 202 (1993)
  • Scirpus debilis Pursh in Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 55 (1813), nom. illeg.
  • Scirpus purshianus Fernald in Rhodora 44: 479 (1942)
• Heterotypic
  • Schoenoplectiella purshiana var. williamsii (Fernald) Hayas. in J. Jap. Bot. 87: 183 (2012)
  • Schoenoplectus purshianus var. williamsii (Fernald) S.G.Sm. in Novon 12: 107 (2002)
  • Schoenoplectus smithii subsp. williamsii (Fernald) Soják in Čas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Přír. 148: 194 (1979 publ. 1980)
  • Scirpus debilis var. williamsii Fernald in Rhodora 3: 252 (1901)
  • Scirpus erectus var. debilis A.Camus in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 7: 136 (1912)
  • Scirpus juncoides var. digynus (Boeckeler) T.Koyama in Phytologia 8: 457 (1963)
  • Scirpus juncoides var. williamsii (Fernald) T.Koyama in Canad. J. Bot. 40: 914 (1962)
  • Scirpus purshianus f. williamsii (Fernald) Fernald in Rhodora 44: 479 (1942)
  • Scirpus smithii var. williamsii (Fernald) Beetle in Amer. J. Bot. 29: 655 (1942)
  • Scirpus supinus var. digynus Boeckeler in Linnaea 36: 700 (1870)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern & Central USA Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regional: Canada Ontario, Québec References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lye, 2003. Lidia 6: 26

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Schoenoplectiella purshiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Schoenoplectiella purshiana. Published online. Accessed: June 07 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Schoenoplectiella purshiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 June 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: weakstalk bulrush, Weak-stalked Bulrush
• français: scirpe de Pursh