FOIBIS

Species Details -
Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A.& D. Love var. acutus 

Accepted name: Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A.& D. Love var. acutus 
Synonym(s): -Schoenoplectus   lacustris   L.   ssp. acutus   A. & D. Löve
-Schoenoplectus   acutus   (Muhlenb. ex Bigelow) A & D. Löve    
-Scirpus   acutus   Muhlenb. ex Bigelow    
-Scirpus   lacustris   L. p.p.    
-Scirpus   lacustris   L.   ssp. glaucus   (Sm.) Hartm.
English names: Hard-stemmed Bulrush
French names: Scirpe aigu
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Liliopsida
Order:   Cyperales
Family:   Cyperaceae
OPL Code: SSCHACA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 4.2
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Poultice of stem pith applied under the dressing to stop bleeding(*46). Plant used as a ceremonial emetic(*19)(3).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
23642
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S5
GRANK
G5T5
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
SCPAC
 


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