Scirpus georgianus

Scirpus georgianus
Illustration of "Scirpus georgianus" from the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club by Roland McMillan Harper
Illustration by Roland McMillan Harper[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Scirpus
Species:
S. georgianus
Binomial name
Scirpus georgianus

Scirpus georgianus, or Georgia bulrush, is a flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae that grows in much of the eastern half of North America.[2] Its habitat is wet marshy field areas prone to seasonal flooding.[3] It was described by Roland McMillan Harper.

It is sometimes confused with Scirpus hattorianus.[3]

  1. ^ Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club Vol. 27. page 433, plate 22, Scirpus Georgianus
  2. ^ "Plants Profile for Scirpus georgianus (Georgia bulrush)". plants.usda.gov.
  3. ^ a b "Scirpus georgianus (Georgia bulrush): Go Botany". gobotany.newenglandwild.org.