Bulrush
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Bulrush (Scirpus) - Sedge-like plants fringing lakes and ponds. There are numerous native species that might be readily transplanted, and the best of these are S. triqueter, S. sylvaticus, and S. lacustris.
Bulrushes are bulrush sedges. stems sharply- to softly-triangular; leaves in some species reduced to sheaths, in other species there are many obvious leaf blades; inflorescences always on stem tips, compound, much branched, ...
Bulrush
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Softstem Bulrush
Scientific Name: Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla
Synonym: Scirpus lacustris ssp. validus, Schoenoplectus lacustris ssp. validus, Scirpus lacustris ssp. glaucus, Schoenoplectus validus ssp.
Bulrush finds a home in a Florida flood control pond where it helps remove excess nutrients from run off water and provides habitat for birds and wildlife.
Asian bulrush, broad leaf cumbungi, broad-leaf cumbungi, broadleaf cumbungi, broad-leaved cumbungi, bull rush, bull-rush, bullrush, bulrush, cumbungi, oriental bulrush, raupo, raupo bullrush
Family
Typhaceae ...
acuta, Great Bulrush
atrovirens, Green Bulrush
cyperinus, Woolgrass
microcarpus, Panicled Bulrush ...
Northeastern Bulrush [English]: Scirpus ancistrochaetus
Northeastern Dewberry [English]: Rubus fraternalis
Northeastern Saltbush [English]: Atriplex glabriuscula
Northeastern Sedge [English]: Carex cryptolepis ...
Bulrush (Scirpus lacustris)
Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
Bur oak, English oak, swamp chestnut (Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus robur, Quercus michauxii)
Bur reed (Sparganium ramosum, Sparganium erectum)
Burning bush, spindle tree (Euonymus species) ...
In the Bible the infant Moses was found among the bulrushes, as Cyperis papyrus is also called. Ancient Egyptians kept records of their pyramid building activities on papyrus sheets, from which we get the word "paper.
Eleocharis montevidensis (Aquatic) (Sand Spikerush) - Hair grass or spike rush is related to Cyperus and bulrushes (tules) and also prefers to grow in shallow water environments in full sun.
Soft-stem bulrush grows in marshes, along lake and stream shores, and in wet meadows. It grows in fresh or brackish water [5,16,23]. Soils are usually poorly-drained [5], or continually saturated [12].
In the water, the white bulrush (Schoenoplectus lacustris ssp. tabernaemontani 'Albescens') looks dramatic with its slender, metre-high, white-striped stems.
including: Nymphaea (waterlilies) and especially marginals such as Butomus umbellatus AGM (flowering rush), Caltha palustris AGM (marsh marigold), Iris laevigata AGM (Japanese water iris), Pontadera cordata AGM and Schoenoplectus lacustris (bulrush) ...
Large-flowered Water-thyme, Large-leaved Lime, Late Spider Orchid, Lawn Chamomile, Lax-flowered Sea-lavender, Leafy Spurge, Leafy Toad Rush, Least Bur-reed, Least Lettuce, Least Water-lily, Leopard's-bane, Lesser Bladderwort, Lesser Bulrush, ...
Special vases are filled to the brim, quite firmly, with thick bulrushes. The vase is thoroughly soaked in a bucketful of water. The stems of sweet peas are arranged in the shape of a fan.
Scirpus cernuus Common name(s): Bulrush, Club Grass
Scirpus, also known as Bulrush and Club Grass, is a group of decorative Sedges.
The only one species is grown as a houseplants: Scirpus cernuus ...
Culpepper approved of the use of 'Bulrushes' and 'some of the smoother sorts,' but considered they should be 'given with caution,' as they were apt to 'cause head-ache, and provoke sleep.
Scirpus tabernaemontani. Great Bulrush. Harrison Lake. Near Harrison, Montana.
There are more
Sedge Family pictures
at the Texas A&M Biometrics Experimental Database.
...er gardening is growing a wide variety of unusual plants, including water lilies, bulrushes. More
About Hibiscus Plants
Hibiscus plants belong to the Malvaceae family of plants which also includes cotton, okra,. More ...
I, Flower of true bulrush (Scirpus lacustris). is represented in Britain by several species in boggy land; ...
The bulrush, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, and various other sedge family members are used in basketwork, mat weaving, and the making of chair seats. Aromatic oils from the roots of galingale, C. longus, are used in perfumery.
It is native in brackish wet areas of Eurasia, and also has escaped cultivation and now grows wild elsewhere. For example, in the tideflats of Seattle it has been noticed growing among bulrushes.
 See also: Sedge, Grass, Green, May, Cyperus
  
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