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Scirpus sylvaticus L.

Wood Club-Rush

Cyperaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Genus: Scirpus (Club-Rush)

Synonyms

Scirpus sylvaticus

Related species

Scirpus sylvaticus L. - Wood Club-Rush
Scirpus radicans Schkuhr - Creeping Club-Rush

Traits


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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Scirpus sylvaticus

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Scirpus sylvaticus

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Scirpus sylvaticus

Scirpus sylvaticus

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths

  • in moist to wet habitats

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