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Distribution by County   7387    
Scirpus acutus  Muhl. ex Bigelow  var. occidentalis  (S. Watson) Beetle

(not an active name)
Hard stemmed tule,   Viscid bulrush,   Western common tule
Scirpus acutus var. occidentalis is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis
Record Count by County

Alameda: 19 Lake: 9 Plumas: 10 Solano: 18
Amador: 2 Lassen: 18 Riverside: 55 Sonoma: 11
Butte: 37 Los Angeles: 45 Sacramento: 29 Stanislaus: 1
Calaveras: 1 Marin: 21 San Benito: 4 Sutter: 17
Colusa: 10 Mariposa: 2 San Bernardino: 59 Tehama: 13
Contra Costa: 16 Mendocino: 12 San Diego: 143 Trinity: 1
Del Norte: 7 Merced: 16 San Joaquin: 7 Tulare: 3
El Dorado: 12 Modoc: 9 San Luis Obispo: 31 Tuolumne: 10
Fresno: 16 Mono: 10 San Mateo: 22 Ventura: 20
Glenn: 11 Monterey: 6 Santa Barbara: 18 Yolo: 8
Humboldt: 11 Napa: 7 Santa Clara: 9 Yuba: 5
Inyo: 21 Nevada: 2 Santa Cruz: 8
Kern: 23 Orange: 10 Shasta: 11
Kings: 2 Placer: 7 Siskiyou: 9

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/12/2024).