Horticulture
- Aquatic Plant Profiles
- Plant Material Terminology
- Alligatorweed
- Arrow Arum
- Asian Spiderwort / Dayflower
- Blue Flag Iris
- Blue Mistflower
- Broadleaf Arrowhead
- Bulltongue Arrowhead
- Bengal Tiger Canna
- Yellow King Humbert Canna
- Carolina Mosquito Fern
- Chinese Water Chestnut
- Climbing Hempvine
- Common Cattail
- Duckweed
- Dwarf Cattail
- Elderberry
- Elephant Ear "Illustris"
- Flamingo Willow
- Floating Pennywort
- Giant Bulrush
- Golden Canna
- Jointed Spikesedge
- Lanceleaf Frogfruit
- Lizard's Tail
- Long's Sedge
- Louisiana iris
- Maidencane
- Parrotfeather
- Pickerelweed
- Red Stemmed Thalia
- Silky Dogwood
- Soft Rush
- Smooth Beggartick
- Spikerush
- Stargrass
- Swamp Barnyardgrass
- Switchgrass
- Variegated Celery
- Virginia Sweetspire
- Water Hyacinth
- Water Lettuce
- Water Pennywort
- Waxmyrtle
- Black Willow
Giant Bulrush
Schoenoplectus californicus
Family:
Cyperaceae
Lifecycle:
Perennial
Native or Introduced:
Native
Nutrient Removal Rating:
High
Wildlife Value:
Medium
Rooted or Floating:
Rooted
Site Requirements:
Full sun
Maximum Water Depth:
36 inches
Plant Description:
Southern bulrush produces rhizomes (0.5 inches in diameter) and culms with nearly flat sides. Stems can be as tall as 12 feet. Leaves are basal and approximately 1/6 the length of the culm. Inflorescences are branched and made up of hundreds of spikelets. Fruiting occurs from spring to summer.
Plants live in brackish or fresh marshes or along moist shores. They are often observed as emergent in water.
Sources:
- Flora of North America (see link below)