Index / Search / Schoenoplectus americanus
§1 Plant
Schoenoplectus americanus (Pers.) Volkart ex Schinz & R. Keller
vernacular chairmaker's bulrush — species · Cyperaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Schoenoplectus
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Native
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- PR Puerto Rico Native
- VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native
§2b
County-level range
· 467 counties across 36 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 467 counties across 36 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 8 N ▾
California view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Alameda 06001
- Calaveras 06009
- Colusa 06011
- Contra Costa 06013
- Del Norte 06015
- Imperial 06025
- Inyo 06027
- Kern 06029
- Lake 06033
- Lassen 06035
- Los Angeles 06037
- Marin 06041
- Merced 06047
- Modoc 06049
- Mono 06051
- Monterey 06053
- Napa 06055
- Nevada 06057
- Orange 06059
- Plumas 06063
- Riverside 06065
- San Benito 06069
- San Bernardino 06071
- San Diego 06073
- San Francisco 06075
- San Luis Obispo 06079
- San Mateo 06081
- Santa Barbara 06083
- Santa Clara 06085
- Santa Cruz 06087
- Shasta 06089
- Siskiyou 06093
- Solano 06095
- Sonoma 06097
- Tuolumne 06109
- Ventura 06111
- Yolo 06113
Colorado view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 69 N ▾
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Cherokee 20021
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Decatur 20039
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Finney 20055
- Ford 20057
- Gove 20063
- Graham 20065
- Grant 20067
- Gray 20069
- Greeley 20071
- Hamilton 20075
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Hodgeman 20083
- Jackson 20085
- Jewell 20089
- Kearny 20093
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Lincoln 20105
- Logan 20109
- McPherson 20113
- Meade 20119
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morton 20129
- Neosho 20133
- Ness 20135
- Norton 20137
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Phillips 20147
- Pratt 20151
- Rawlins 20153
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Seward 20175
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Sherman 20181
- Smith 20183
- Stafford 20185
- Stanton 20187
- Stevens 20189
- Sumner 20191
- Thomas 20193
- Trego 20195
- Wallace 20199
- Washington 20201
Louisiana view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Clinton 26037
- Delta 26041
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Houghton 26061
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Manistee 26101
- Mason 26105
- Mecosta 26107
- Menominee 26109
- Missaukee 26113
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Osceola 26133
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- Schoolcraft 26153
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
- Wexford 26165
Mississippi view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Big Horn 30003
- Blaine 30005
- Chouteau 30015
- Custer 30017
- Dawson 30021
- Fallon 30025
- Gallatin 30031
- Garfield 30033
- Judith Basin 30045
- Lake 30047
- McCone 30055
- Musselshell 30065
- Petroleum 30069
- Phillips 30071
- Powder River 30075
- Prairie 30079
- Richland 30083
- Sheridan 30091
- Teton 30099
- Treasure 30103
- Valley 30105
- Yellowstone 30111
Nebraska view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Nevada view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 15 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 16 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 9 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Alfalfa 40003
- Beaver 40007
- Beckham 40009
- Blaine 40011
- Bryan 40013
- Cimarron 40025
- Cleveland 40027
- Comanche 40031
- Cotton 40033
- Custer 40039
- Grady 40051
- Greer 40055
- Harper 40059
- Johnston 40069
- Kay 40071
- Kingfisher 40073
- Major 40093
- Marshall 40095
- McClain 40087
- Oklahoma 40109
- Roger Mills 40129
- Texas 40139
- Woods 40151
- Woodward 40153
Oregon view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Puerto Rico view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 5 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 10 N ▾
U.S. Virgin Islands view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 1 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/SCAM6 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2711092 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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