Scirpus georgianus | |
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Illustration by Roland McMillan Harper[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Scirpus |
Species: | S. georgianus
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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]