Scirpus (Bulrush)

(Scirpus) · 7/24/2010 · Acton Arboretum, Acton, Massachusetts · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm) Species not yet identified

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
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”