''Scirpus flaccidifolius'', the reclining bulrush, is an uncommon plant species endemic to a small region in

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and

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. It is reported from only six populations in three counties in

( Greensville,

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and

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) and one county in

(

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). All known populations are within 100 km of each other, though the species does not seem to be in danger of extinction.Flora of North America, ''Scirpus flaccidifolius'' (Fernald) Schuyler, 1967.
/ref> ''Scirpus flaccidifolius'' is unusual in the genus in having culms (flowering stalks) that lean against other vegetation instead of being stiff and erect. The species also has wider but less numerous

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s than closely related species (fewer than 15 spikelets per cluster but each spikelet 2–3 mm wide).Strong, M. T. 1994. Taxonomy of ''Scirpus, Trichophorum'', and ''Schoenoplectus'' (Cyperaceae) in Virginia. Bartonia 58: 29–68.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15560031 flaccidifolius Flora of Virginia Plants described in 1938 Flora of North Carolina