Scirpus longii
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Scirpus longii is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common name Long's bulrush. It is native to eastern North America, where it is limited to the Atlantic coastal plain.[http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Scirpus+longii Scirpus longii.] The Nature Conservancy.
This perennial plant grows from a large rhizome and forms clumps of stems up to 1.5 meters tall. It flowers rarely, any time between May and August. The inflorescence is an open cyme of spikelets up to about a centimeter long.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357968 Scirpus longii.] Flora of North America.
This species grows in wetlands such as river banks and bogs.[http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/Collection/CPC_ViewProfile.asp?CPCNum=3880 Scirpus longii.] Center for Plant Conservation.
Conservation status in the United States
It is listed a special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut,[http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015"]. State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.) as threatened in Maine and Massachusetts, and as endangered in New Jersey and Rhode Island.{{cite web |url=https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SCLO|title= Plants Profile for Scirpus longii (Long's bulrush) |website= plants.usda.gov |access-date= 28 January 2018 |author=}}