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Schoenoplectus etuberculatus
Canby's bulrush is a mat-forming perennial sedge native to the eastern and Gulf coasts of the United States, growing in ponds, marshes and stream banks, often in brackish water. It thrives with its roots in consistently wet or flooded soil.
Schoenoplectus etuberculatus, common name Canby's bulrush, is a plant species native to the United States. It is reported from every state on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts from eastern Texas to Delaware, plus isolated populations in Rhode Island (one population in Town of South Kingstown, Washington County) and Missouri (Oregon County). It is an emergent plant growing in ponds, marshes, stream banks, etc., including in brackish water along the coast.
Schoenoplectus etuberculatus is a mat-forming perennial herb spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Culms are up to 2 m (80 inches) tall, triangular in cross-section. Leaves are up to 20 cm (8 inches) long. Inflorescence is branched 2 or 3 times, bearing spikelets that are red, orange or straw-colored. Achenes are egg-shaped, about 4 mm (about 0.16 inches)across.
Hardstem bulrush · Chairmaker's bulrush · California bulrush · Slender bulrush · Common Club-rush · Common threesquare · Swaying bulrush · Grey Club-rush · Torrey's bulrush · Streambank bulrush · Bulrush
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schoenoplectus etuberculatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
