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Schoenoplectus pungens
Also called Sharp club-rush, Chairmaker's Rush, Three Square, Common Threesquare Bulrush, Jersey Club Rush, Sharp Bulrush, Cane Maker's Rush
Common threesquare is a perennial sedge-like emergent plant of wet ground, marshes and lake shores, growing up to about 1.5 m tall. It thrives in full sun with its roots in shallow water or consistently wet soil.
Schoenoplectus pungens is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known as common threesquare, common three-square bulrush and sharp club-rush. It is a herbaceous emergent plant that is widespread across much of North and South America as well as Europe, New Zealand and Australia.
Threesquare is found in open, sun-lit marshes and along the shores of lakes and ponds, in water up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) deep. It is resistant to fire.
Hardstem bulrush · Chairmaker's bulrush · California bulrush · Swaying bulrush · Grey Club-rush
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schoenoplectus pungens 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.
