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Torrey's bulrush

Schoenoplectus torreyi

Also called Torrey's Three Square Bulrush, Torrey's Bulsedge

Torrey's bulrush
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Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Aquatic, Bulb
Native range
C. & E. Canada to NC. & NE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

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Schoenoplectus torreyi, common name Torrey bulrush or Torrey's bulrush, is a species of Schoenoplectus found in North America.

Other Schoenoplectus plants

Hardstem bulrush · Chairmaker's bulrush · California bulrush · Canby's bulrush · Slender bulrush · Common Club-rush · Common threesquare · Swaying bulrush · Grey Club-rush · Streambank bulrush · Bulrush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schoenoplectus torreyi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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