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Scirpus ancistrochaetus
Also called Barbed-bristle bulrush, Northeastern Bulrush
Scirpus ancistrochaetus is a rare species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names barbedbristle bulrush and northeastern bulrush. It is native to the northeastern United States, from New Hampshire south to Virginia. It used to be found in Quebec but it is now thought to be extirpated there. It was also believed to be extirpated from the state of New York, but at least one population has been rediscovered in Steuben County in 2010. It is threatened by the loss and degradation of its wetland habitat. It is a federally listed endangered species.
This bulrush produces clumps of upright or leaning stems from a fibrous rhizome. The stems sometimes have axillary bulblets. The leaves are up to 68 cm long and are only about 1 cm wide. The inflorescences occur at the tips of the stems and sometimes from the uppermost leaf axil on the side of each stem.
Green bulrush · Congdon's bulrush · Woolgrass · Umbrella bulrush · Reclining bulrush · Georgia bulrush · Long's bulrush · Panicled bulrush · Rufous bulrush · Creeping Club Rush · Wood club-rush · Bulrush
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scirpus ancistrochaetus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
