Introductory
SPECIES: Scirpus validus | Soft-Stem Bulrush 



ABBREVIATION : 
SCIVAL

SYNONYMS : 
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla [35] 


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   SCVA
   SCTA2


COMMON NAMES : 
   soft-stem bulrush
   soft-stem clubrush
   great bulrush
   giant bulrush
   bull whip
   common bulrush


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for soft-stem bulrush is Scirpus
validus Vahl in the family Cyperaceae [16].  There are two recognized
varieties:  S. validus var. validus and S. validus var. creber Fern.
Scirpus cirpus validus var. creber has two distinct forms:  S. cirpus
var. creber f. creber and S. cirpus var. creber f. megastachyus Fern.
[11].  Scirpus validus and S. acutus were once considered indistinct
species and given the subspecies rank of S. lacustris L. ssp. validus
(Vahl) Koyama and S. lacustris ssp. glaucus (Sm.)  Hartm., respectively
[26].  However, studies in Manitoba showed the two are separate species
[26].


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
S. A. Snyder, September 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Snyder, S. A. 1993. Scirpus validus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Scirpus validus | Soft-Stem Bulrush