Biology:Scirpus sylvaticus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Scirpus sylvaticus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Scirpus
Species:
S. sylvaticus
Binomial name
Scirpus sylvaticus
Synonyms
  • Cyperus sylvaticus (L.) Missbach & E.H.L.Krause
  • Nemocharis sylvatica (L.) Beurl.
  • Schoenus sylvaticus (L.) Bernh.
  • Scirpus gramineus Neck.
  • Scirpus latifolius Gilib., nom. inval.
  • Seidlia jechlii Opiz, nom. inval.
  • Seidlia sylvatica (L.) Opiz
  • Taphrogiton sylvaticum (L.) Montandon

Scirpus sylvaticus, the wood clubrush, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family.[1]

Scirpus sylvaticus can reach 1 m, and has triangular stems.

S. sylvaticus widespread in Eurasia, is very common in the European part of Russia and in Southern Siberia. It is most often a coastal species, occurring in wet habitat such as marshes in brackish and saltwater, along swamps, along the banks of water bodies, in marshy forests and in wet meadows. It is a perennial herb growing from a rhizome system with associated tubers.

This plant is an important food source for waterfowl. The seeds are food for birds and other animals, such as muskrats.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q159028 entry