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Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth

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Plant Details

Scientific Name: Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth
Family Name: Cyperaceae Juss. - Sedge family
Common Name: woolgrass
Symbol: SCCY
Group: Monocot
Rank: Species
Date Modified: Feb. 7, 2026, 4:07 a.m.

Duration

  • Perennial

Growth Habits

  • Graminoid

Synonyms

  • Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth var. condensatus Fernald
  • Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth var. eriophorum (Michx.) Kunth
  • Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth var. laxus (A. Gray) Beetle
  • Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth var. pelius Fernald
  • Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth var. rubricosus (Fernald) Gilly
  • Scirpus eriophorum Michx.
  • Scirpus rubricosus Fernald

Wetland Ratings

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