Scirpus pungens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Scirpus pungens Vahl

(not an active name)

Three square

2004 Steve Matson

2008 Steve Matson

Scirpus pungens is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.

also called Schoenoplectus pungens var. longispicatus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~517 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Scirpus
Family:	Cyperaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:

Alternate Names:


JEF	Schoenoplectus pungens var. longispicatus
PLANTS	Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens
Calflora	Schoenoplectus pungens

Information about Scirpus pungens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (SCPUP5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/10/2024).