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The genus Scirpus is in the family Cyperaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Scirpus

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied	Infra. rec.
Scirpus aegialites Phil.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus ancistrochaetus Schuyler	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus angustisquamis Beetle	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus asper J.Presl & C.Presl	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus atrocinctus Fernald	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus atrovirens Willd.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus bibracteatus Kük.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus borneensis H.Pfeiff.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus brittonius Piper	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus buettnerianus Boeckeler	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus camensis Phil.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus capsularis Lour.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus chunianus Tang & F.T.Wang	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus colchicus Kimer.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus congdonii Britton	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus conifer Poir.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus cyperus Kük.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus dialgamensis Majeed Kak & Javeid	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus dichromenoides C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus diffusus Schuyler	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus divaricatus Elliott	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus × duvalii Hoppe	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus elatus Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus ewersanni Fisch. ex Litv.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus expansus Fernald	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus falsus C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus ficinioides Kunth	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus filipes C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus flaccidifolius (Fernald) Schuyler	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus fragrans Ruiz & Pav.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus fuirenoides Maxim.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus × fujimakii M.Kikuchi & Koyama	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus gaudichianus Kunth	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus georgianus R.M.Harper	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus hainanensis S.M.Huang	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus hattorianus Makino	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus helferi Beetle	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus hispanicus Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus huae T.Koyama	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus × intermedius Tang & F.T.Wang	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus isdellensis W.Fitzg.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus iseensis T.Koyama & Shimizu	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus junciformis Retz.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus kalmussii Aschers., Abrom. & Graebn.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus karuisawensis Makino	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus kimsonensis N.K.Khoi	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus kunkelii Barros	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus lineatus Michx.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus loefgrenianus Boeckeler	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus longii Fernald	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus longivaginatus Boeckeler	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus lushanensis Ohwi	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus macrostachys Boeckeler	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus maximowiczii C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus melanocaulos Phil.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus microcarpus J.Presl & C.Presl	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus mitsukurianus Makino	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus molinianus Beetle	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus mucrinux C.B. Clarke	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus muehlenbergianus Schult.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus muelleri Boeckeler	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus nudifructus Kük.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus nudus Raf.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus occultus C.B.Clarke	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus orientalis Ohwi	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus pallidus (Britton) Fernald	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus paniculatocorymbosus Kük.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus peckii Britton	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus pedicellatus Fernald	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus pendulus Muhl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus petelotii Gross	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus pierotii Miq.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus pilosus Thunb.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus pilosus Larrañaga	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus pinguiculus C.B.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus poeppigii Kunth	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus polyphyllus Vahl	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus polystachyus F.Muell.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus × prolifulcus Carse	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus × prolifundus Carse	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus racemosus Spreng.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus radicans Schkuhr	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus reichei Boeckeler	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus × rosellinii Ces., Pass. & Gibelli	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus rosthornii Diels	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus × schmidtianus Junge	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus schweintizii Torr.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus semiuncialis C.B.Clarke	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus spegazzinianus Barros	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus steinmetzii Fernald	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus stramineus C.Presl	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus strobolinus Roxb.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus stygius Ferber ex J.Fleisch.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus subspicatus Lunell	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus sulvaticusy L.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus sylvaticus L.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus ternatanus Reinw. ex Miq.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus ternatensis C.B. Clarke	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus tetragonus Walker	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus thwaitesii Boeckeler	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus torresiana Gaudich.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus trachycaulos Phil.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus × trapezoides Koidz.	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus trilatus Bocklr.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus × triquetriformis (V.I.Krecz.) T.V.Egorova	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus triquetriformis T.V. Egorova	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus typhinus Raf.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus umbellatus Post	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Scirpus uniflorum T.V. Egorova	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus wichurae Boeckeler	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	1
Scirpus wichurai Kom.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Scirpus xerophilus Pilg.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 184 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Scirpus. Of these 58 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 131 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Scirpus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 184 species names for the genus Scirpus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	58	31.5%
◕	Synonym	70	38.0%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	56	30.4%

All names

The status of the 315 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Scirpus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	59	18.7%
◕	Synonym	198	62.9%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	58	18.4%

Of the species names,

• 1 are recorded as invalid
• 7 are recorded as illegitimate

A further 1 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 184 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Scirpus, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	53	62	0	0	115	62.5%
	Medium confidence	5	4	0	0	9	4.9%
	Low confidence	0	4	0	56	60	32.6%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Scirpus is as follows: