Scirpus microcarpus (Barberpole sedge)

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Scirpus microcarpus J. Presl & C. Presl

Barberpole sedge, panicled bulrush

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Commelinidae	Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others
Order	Cyperales	Flowering plants including grasses
Family	Cyperaceae	Sedge family
Genus	Scirpus	A Latin name Pliny used for “rush or bulrush”
Species	microcarpus	Having small fruits or seed pods

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9/20/2009 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 14 × 9″ (35 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain

Scirpus microcarpus J. Presl & C. Presl var. longispicatus M. Peck

Scirpus microcarpus J. Presl & C. Presl var. rubrotinctus (Fernald) M.E. Jones

Scirpus rubrotinctus Fernald

Scirpus microcarpus description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 21 Aug 2020.

8/17/2020 · Otter Brook Preserve, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

9/14/2011 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm) ID is uncertain

6/22/2018 · Andres Art Institute, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire · ≈ 4 × 6″ (11 × 16 cm)

6/22/2018 · Andres Art Institute, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm)

9/14/2011 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 17 × 12″ (44 × 29 cm) ID is uncertain

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