Definition of Scirpus acutus

1. Noun. Widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems.

Exact synonyms: Hardstem Bulrush, Hardstemmed Bulrush
Generic synonyms: Sedge
Group relationships: Genus Scirpus, Scirpus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scirpus Acutus

Scilly Islands
Scincella
Scincidae
Scincoidian
Scincoidians
Scincus
Scindapsus
Scindapsus aureus
Sciot
Sciots
Scipio
Scipio Africanus
Scipio Africanus Major
Scipio the Elder
Scirpus
Scirpus acutus
Scirpus cyperinus
Scissors Paper Stone
Sciurus carolinensis
Sciurus griseus
Sciurus hudsonicus
Sciurus niger
Sciurus vulgaris
Sclav
Sclavic
Sclavism
Sclavonian
Sclavonians
Sclavonic
Sclavs

Literary usage of Scirpus acutus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... bulrush Herbaceous perennial, emergent aquatic Shallow water of lake and pond margins. Scirpus lacustris L. P; scirpus acutus Muhl. ex Bigel. ..."

2. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1907)
"Paris, 3 (1834) 361; Miq. Fl. Nederl. Ind. 3: 304; Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 6: 657; Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. 36 (1903) 252. scirpus acutus Presl ! Rel. ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... bulrush Herbaceous perennial, emergent aquatic Shallow water of lake and pond margins. Scirpus lacustris L. P; scirpus acutus Muhl. ex Bigel. ..."

4. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"... (scirpus acutus), an aquatic species, stems became chlorotic; necrosis proceeded from the tip concurrently with development of a tan discoloration over ..."

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