Kentucky Plant Atlas




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Cyperaceae <Fuireneae s.l.> Schoenoplectus [Scirpus] torreyi
Schoenoplectus torreyi (Olney) Palla
ALI: no HAB: n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a ABU: n/a, n/a, 0
This northeastern species is a close relative of pungens; 2n = 42, 70. It has been reported from Ky. but not recently verified (Muenscher 1944; F; FNA 23). There is a correctly identified coll. of C.W. Short (check PH) made in 1830, which may be from Ky. but with an uncertain locality. Across much of its southern and western range, it is generally imperiled, and several other old state records remain uncertain. It generally occurs as an "emergent in fresh ponds and marshes, often with fluctuating water levels" (FNA 23).