Scirpus polyphyllus Vahl
Leafy bulrush
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
Subclass | Commelinidae | Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others |
Order | Cyperales | Flowering plants including grasses |
Family | Cyperaceae | Sedge family |
Genus | Scirpus | A Latin name Pliny used for “rush or bulrush” |
Species | polyphyllus | Many-leaved |
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7/28/2013 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire · ≈ 6 × 9″ (16 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain 
Scirpus polyphyllus description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 21 Aug 2020.
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7/28/2013 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire · ≈ 7 × 10″ (16 × 25 cm) ID is uncertain 

7/28/2013 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire · ≈ 6 × 9″ (16 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain 

8/17/2020 · Otter Brook Preserve, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm) ID is uncertain 
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