330102 Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla
Distribution
Hudson Bay - Labrador: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Shrub Tundra: Present only in the Borderline Arctic
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Scattered
- Palla, Verh. K.K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 38, Sitzungsber.: 49 (1888). - Scirpus pungens Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 255 (1805). Type: "Norbon Isl." South America?, leg. Comerson Commerson.
- Scirpus americanus auct., non Pers. (1805). - Schoenoplectus americanus auct., non (Pers.) Volkart (1905).
2n=
74 78. - Smith (2002b, secondary report).
Not included: Some of the chromosome number reports for S. americanus might refer to S. pungens.
Geography: Cosmopolitan: (CAN).
Notes: Schoenoplectus pungens reaches the Borderline Arctic at Fort Severn on Hudson Bay at ca. 56N (Scoggan 1978b, as Scirpus americanus). East of the Atlantic, S. pungens is subtropical to temperate and does not reach the boreal zone.
Smith: Schoenoplectus americanus has been widely misunderstood and is a much more southern species than previously reported. The northern plants belong to S. pungens.
Higher Taxa
- Schoenoplectus [3301,genus]