Schoenoplectus subulatus – eFlora of India

March 28, 2014
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Schoenoplectus

Schoenoplectus subulatus (Vahl) Lye, Bot. Not. 124: 290 (1971). (Syn: (=) Schoenoplectus litoralis (Schrad.) Palla; (=) Scirpus litoralis Schrad.; (≡) Scirpus subulatus Vahl (basionym));

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Wetland :: Sedge for identification :: 11032014MK :: March003 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6).

Please help me in identifying the Cyperaceae sedge. Dominates the land like mat. Is a species of Cyperus?

Height: 1.5-2 m

Date: 07 March 2014

Place: Ariyalur dist., TN

Altitude: c. 50 m asl
Habitat: wetland, marsh

I think it is Schoenoplectus litoralis

This is Schoenoplectus litoralis (Schrad.) Palla, probably subsp. subulatus (Vahl) Soják

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