Schoenoplectus pungens

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Schoenoplectus
Species:	Schoenoplectus pungens
Common Name
Growth Habit	**
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics
C value
Status
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla var. pungens

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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Clinton (KY), Estill (KY), Knox (KY), Madison (KY), Pulaski (KY), Wayne (KY), Hamilton (TN), Knox (TN), Polk (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BEREA, EKY, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1978 - 2000

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BEREA004398	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Schoenoplectus pungens
BEREA004399	Pulaski	Kentucky			BEREA Schoenoplectus pungens
TENN-V-0243538	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Schoenoplectus pungens
BEREA004397	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Schoenoplectus pungens
31234100085792	Wayne	Kentucky	12 Jul 1996	Ronald L. Jones 7843	EKY Schoenoplectus pungens
31234100085776	Knox	Kentucky	21 Jul 1982	Ronald L. Jones 3827	EKY Schoenoplectus pungens
31234100085750	Estill	Kentucky	17 Jun 1987	Richard G. Guetig 264	EKY Schoenoplectus pungens
31234100085784	Madison	Kentucky	25 Aug 1994	Gary W. Libby 452	EKY Schoenoplectus pungens
31234100085826	Knox	Tennessee	05 Oct 1978	H. Deselm 199	EKY Schoenoplectus pungens
UCHT036241	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Schoenoplectus pungens
31234100085743	Clinton	Kentucky	22 Jun 2000	Mark A. Gorton 00-297	EKY Schoenoplectus pungens
UCHT037638	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Schoenoplectus pungens
BRIT236640	Polk	Tennessee			VDB Schoenoplectus pungens
31234100085768	Knox	Kentucky	13 Jul 1990	Ronald L. Jones 6523	EKY Schoenoplectus pungens

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