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Index of Subjects Here is a closer pic of the stems and seedbeds if this narrows down the ID somewhat- those big stems is what took my interest in the first place. Most definitely NOT my photo- he is a much better photographer. > On Sep 3, 2018, at 8:14 PM, Frederick W. Schueler <bckcdb@istar.ca> wrote: > > On 03/09/2018 6:57 PM, NancyDowd wrote: >> Would this genus once have been known as Scirpus? S validus (a bulrush) also appears under Schoenoplectus validus in association with sewage pond macrophyte articles. > > * yes, as the Wikipedia article says "The genus Schoenoplectus was formerly considered part of Scirpus, but recent phylogenetic data shows that they are not closely related." > > A bit of a wrench to use the new longer name, but they never were much like the other Scirpus. > > fred. > ======================================================= >>> On Sep 3, 2018, at 5:46 PM, Frederick W. Schueler <bckcdb@istar.ca> wrote: >>> >>> * a Schoenoplectus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenoplectus >>> >>> On 03/09/2018 4:37 PM, NancyDowd wrote: >>>> This is not my photo but we are wondering what this large reed(?) might be. It is in the Fort Lawrence sewage lagoons. The info I have is that there are only about four clumps, this being the largest and tallest. And it grows fast. Another photo I saw showed a warbler on a large diameter round stem. Probably common to other sewage lagoons and perhaps planted to aid water filtering. >>>> Thanks for your help- looking at the Flora of NS I am not finding anything similar but may be searching totally off-base. >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/150605880@N07/43546243425/in/dateposted-public/ >>>> Nancy D >>> > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad > Fragile Inheritance Natural History > Mudpuppy Night in Oxford Mills - http://pinicola.ca/mudpup1.htm > 'Daily' Paintings - http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/ > 4 St-Lawrence Street Bishops Mills, RR#2 Oxford Station, Ontario K0G 1T0 > on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44.87156° N 75.70095° W > (613)258-3107 <bckcdb at istar.ca> http://pinicola.ca/ > ------------------------------------------------------------ > "Feasting on Conolophus to the conclusion of consanguinity" > - http://www.lulu.com/shop/frederick-w-schueler/feasting-on-conolophus-to-the-conclusion-of-consanguinity-a-collection-of-darwinian-verses/paperback/product-23517445.html > ------------------------------------------------------------
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