Cornish Biodiversity Network - Supporting Wildlife Recording
The descriptive text, below the map, is from the Cornish Red Data Book (2009). The map on this web page depicts the organisms distribution and shows the records made pre-2000 and those made since.
Range & Status
S. x kuekenthalianus ( S. tabernaemontani x S. triqueter ) is believed to still occur on the Rivers Medway and the Arun (Stace, 1997).
Regional Distribution
Restricted to the River Tamar near Calstock (SX46). It was last recorded on the Cornish bank in 2003.
Habitat & Ecology
An estuarine plant of tidal mud.
Threats
The lack of Schoenoplectus triqueter may be a threat to the long-term existence of this hybrid.
Conservation
Most of the Cornwall side of the River Tamar bank near Calstock is unprotected.
I.J. Bennallick, S. Board, C.N. French, P.A. Gainey, C. Neil, R. Parslow, A. Spalding and P.E. Tompsett. eds. 2009. Red Data Book for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. 2nd Edition.Croceago Press.
The Cornish Red Data Book Project was led by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation for Biological Recorders (CISFBR). The full text and species accounts (minus the maps) are available on the CISFBR website.