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Search Term(s): Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani   (1 record found)

CYPERACEAE
Sedge Family
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani  (softstem bulrush)   
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Synonym
Scirpus validus Vahl
Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Schoenoplectus: Greek - schoenos for "rush or reed," plecto for "plaited or twisted;" tabernaemontani: for Jacobus Theodorus Tabernaemontanus, died 1597
Life Form
Perennial Sedge
Phenology (Flowering Period)
June-August
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Fresh water tidal marshes, wet meadows
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
Common
Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
High wildlife value as a food source for waterfowl, and if aquatic (S. subterminalis), then habitat for fish and cover for a variety of aquatic invertebrate species.
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
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Habitats in which this plant occurs
Beach and Dune Habitats (Interdunal Wetlands, herbaceous, shrub, forested)
Freshwater Herbaceous Tidal Wetlands
Ponds, Lakes, and Reservoirs (Millponds)
Seepage Slope Open Canopy Non-tidal Wetland (Piedmont)
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