Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
soft-stem bulrush, great bulrush, softstem bulrush, soft-strem club-rush
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid, emergent aquatic, aquatic
Height (meters)
0.5 - 3.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
7
Field Characters
Round stems, stems spongy and easily compressed, more than 10 spikelets. Base pale green. Florets without hairs.
Habitat
Fresh to brackish marshes, fens, bogs, lakes, stream banks and bars, pioneering in disturbed places, often emergent in water to 1 m.