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Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla

Common Name: THREESQUARE
Coefficient of Conservatism: 5
Coefficient of Wetness: -5
Wetness Index: OBL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Sedge

Scirpus americanus of Michigan Flora.

Wet sandy, marly, gravelly, or peaty shores; marshy borders of ponds, lakes, and streams; beach pools and sandy flats, sometimes in fens; often in shallow water (up to about 1 m).

One of our commonest and most easily recognized sedges.

R. Schipper

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Counties
Alcona
Alger
Allegan
Alpena
Antrim
Barry
Bay
Benzie
Berrien
Branch
Calhoun
Cass
Charlevoix
Cheboygan
Chippewa
Clare
Clinton
Crawford
Delta
Emmet
Genesee
Grand Traverse
Gratiot
Hillsdale
Houghton
Huron
Ingham
Iosco
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Keweenaw
Lake
Lapeer
Leelanau
Lenawee
Livingston
Livingston or Washtenaw
Luce
Mackinac
Macomb
Macomb or St. Clair
Manistee
Mason
Mecosta
Menominee
Missaukee
Monroe
Montcalm
Montmorency
Muskegon
Newaygo
Oakland
Osceola
Ottawa
Presque Isle
Roscommon
Schoolcraft
Shiawassee
St. Clair
St. Joseph
Van Buren
Washtenaw
Wayne
Wexford

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 18, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/1145