Schoenoplectiella purshiana

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
Family (Traditional)Cyperaceae
GenusSchoenoplectiella
Species:Schoenoplectiella purshiana (Fernald) Lye
Common NameWeakstalk Bulrush
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Rank: 3-ranked; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Schoenoplectiella purshiana var. purshiana Schoenoplectiella purshiana var. purshiana
Schoenoplectus juncoides subsp. purshianus Schoenoplectus juncoides subsp. purshianus (Fernald) Soják
Schoenoplectus purshianus Schoenoplectus purshianus (Fernald) M.T. Strong
Schoenoplectus purshianus var. purshianus Schoenoplectus purshianus var. purshianus
Schoenoplectus purshianus var. williamsii Schoenoplectus purshianus var. williamsii (Fernald) S.G.Sm.
Scirpus debilis var. williamsii Scirpus debilis var. williamsii
Scirpus hotarui Scirpus hotarui auct. non Ohwi
Scirpus purshianus Scirpus purshianus Fernald

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Bell (KY), Bullitt (KY), Carter (KY), Clinton (KY), Jackson (KY), Laurel (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Nelson (KY), Oldham (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Whitley (KY), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Henderson (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Monroe (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, BOON, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1971 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100085883 McCreary Kentucky 10 Aug 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6847
EKY
Schoenoplectus purshianus
31234100085875 Lyon Kentucky 07 Sep 2007 Edward W. Chester
14722
EKY
Schoenoplectus purshianus
TENN-V-0041864 Ballard Kentucky
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041262 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041304 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041300 Stewart Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041272 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041303 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041292 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041283 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041299 Stewart Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041282 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041267 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041302 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041271 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
31234100085933 Whitley Kentucky 06 Oct 1992 Landon E. McKinney
5279
EKY
Schoenoplectus purshianus
BEREA004392 Jackson Kentucky
BEREA
Schoenoplectus purshianus
MDKY00003806 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Schoenoplectus purshianus
MDKY00003804 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041294 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041270 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041274 Henderson Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041287 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041278 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
007164 Van Buren Tennessee
BOON
Schoenoplectus purshianus
APSC0038934 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
APSC0066132 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
APSC0038935 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
APSC0038937 Marion Tennessee
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
APSC0058583 Nelson Kentucky
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
31234100085909 Pulaski Kentucky 10 Oct 1995 Gary W. Libby
1318
EKY
Schoenoplectus purshianus
ETSU002388 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Scirpus purshianus
MDKY00003803 Carter Kentucky
MDKY
Scirpus purshianus
MDKY00003802 Carter Kentucky
MDKY
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041288 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041257 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041298 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041281 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041291 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041265 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041273 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041301 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041295 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
APSC0038938 Marion Tennessee
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
APSC0038941 Stewart Tennessee 04 Sep 1994 Edward Chester
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
31234100085867 Laurel Kentucky 25 Sep 1999 Amanda N. Allen
3
EKY
Schoenoplectus purshianus
31234100085966 Cumberland Tennessee 01 Aug 1988 Ronald L. Jones
5466
EKY
Schoenoplectus purshianus
31234100085982 Polk Tennessee 30 Aug 1979 B. Eugene Wofford
79-253
EKY
Schoenoplectus purshianus
BEREA004395 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Schoenoplectus purshianus
ETSU002387 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Scirpus purshianus
31973000011854 Bradley Tennessee 20 Aug 1996 McKinney, Landon
6798
KNK
Schoenoplectus purshianus
TENN-V-0041289 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041280 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041259 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041305 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041260 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
APSC0107012 Clinton Kentucky 05 Oct 2018 Claire Ciafre
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
APSC0099472 Putnam Tennessee
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
UOS07060 Franklin Tennessee 13 Aug 1996 Landon E. McKinney
UOS
Schoenoplectus purshianus
31234100085859 Bell Kentucky 29 Oct 1987 Henry R. DeSelm
EKY
Schoenoplectus purshianus
31234100085974 Grundy Tennessee 03 Aug 1988 Ronald L. Jones
5524
EKY
Schoenoplectus purshianus
31234100085917 Pulaski Kentucky 10 Oct 1995 Gary W. Libby
1318
EKY
Schoenoplectus purshianus
31234100085842 Ballard Kentucky 22 Sep 1976 Raymond Athey
3658
EKY
Schoenoplectus purshianus
BEREA004393 Jackson Kentucky
BEREA
Schoenoplectus purshianus
BEREA004396 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Schoenoplectus purshianus
31973000012049 Jackson Kentucky
KNK
Schoenoplectus purshianus
MDKY00003805 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041258 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041266 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041296 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
APSC0065150 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
UCHT003881 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Scirpus purshianus
APSC0038936 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
APSC0053841 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
APSC0072476 White Tennessee
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
N/A Scott Tennessee 01 Oct 1989 Ronald Jones
6228b
EKY
Schoenoplectus purshianus
TENN-V-0041269 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041284 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041277 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041275 Henderson Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041286 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041268 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041263 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
APSC0038933 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
APSC0111628 Oldham Kentucky 16 Jun 1971
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
APSC0066137 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
APSC0058582 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
UCHT037635 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Schoenoplectus purshianus
UCHT039770 Campbell Tennessee
UCHT
Schoenoplectus purshianus
UOS07057 Franklin Tennessee 06 Oct 2001 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Schoenoplectus purshianus
APSC0058585 Nelson Kentucky
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
UOS07059 Franklin Tennessee 21 Sep 2001 Yolande M. Gottfried
UOS
Schoenoplectus purshianus
UOS07055 Franklin Tennessee 30 Sep 2005 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Schoenoplectus purshianus
31234100085990 Putnam Tennessee 29 Jul 1987 Ronald L. Jones
5137
EKY
Schoenoplectus purshianus
31234100085891 McCreary Kentucky 10 Aug 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6835
EKY
Schoenoplectus purshianus
31234100086006 Scott Tennessee 01 Oct 1989 Ronald Jones
6228b
EKY
Schoenoplectus purshianus
BEREA004394 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Schoenoplectus purshianus
TENN-V-0041279 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041863 Trigg Kentucky
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041276 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041285 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
APSC0038940 Stewart Tennessee 31 Aug 1996 Edward Chester
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
UOS07058 Van Buren Tennessee 21 Sep 2001 Chris A. Fleming
UOS
Schoenoplectus purshianus
UOS07056 Franklin Tennessee 21 Sep 2005 Yolande M. Gottfried
UOS
Schoenoplectus purshianus
ETSU030950 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041293 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041264 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041290 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041297 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041865 Ballard Kentucky
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
TENN-V-0041261 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Scirpus purshianus
APSC0058584 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Schoenoplectiella purshiana
HTTU014462 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Schoenoplectus purshianus
UCHT037636 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Schoenoplectus purshianus
UCHT037637 Grundy Tennessee
UCHT
Scirpus purshianus
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