Introductory
SPECIES: Scirpus subterminalis | Water Bulrush 



ABBREVIATION : 
SCISUB

SYNONYMS : 
Schoenoplectus subterminalis (Torr.) Sojak [19]


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   SCSU


COMMON NAMES : 
   water bulrush
   water clubrush
   waterclub rush
   swaying club-rush


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of water bulrush is Scirpus
subterminalis Torr.  A rare terrestrial form, S. subterminalis f.
terrestris (Paine) Fern., is also recognized [16].


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
USFS Region 1 Status:  MT - watch [14].
Montana Status:  watch [14].

Water bulrush is globally secure but critically imperiled in Montana
[14], where it is rare [8].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Tara Y. Williams, October 1990


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Williams, Tara Y. 1990. Scirpus subterminalis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Scirpus subterminalis | Water Bulrush