Schoenoplectus
bulrush, naked-stem bulrush, club-rush
9 species
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Schoenoplectus acutus – American bulrush, common tule
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east throughout all of North America except southeastern U.S.
Habitat: Pond and lake margins, wetland and riparian areas.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east throughout all of North America except southeastern U.S.
Habitat: Pond and lake margins, wetland and riparian areas.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Perennial
Schoenoplectus americanus – American three-square bulrush, Olney's three-square bulrush
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington British Columbia to California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Marshes, shores, peatlands, tolerant of alkali.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington British Columbia to California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Marshes, shores, peatlands, tolerant of alkali.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Schoenoplectus ×kuekenthalianus – Kukenthal's bulrush
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in southwestern Washington; southwestern Washington to adjacent northwestern Oregon.
Habitat: Freshwater intertidal zone.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in southwestern Washington; southwestern Washington to adjacent northwestern Oregon.
Habitat: Freshwater intertidal zone.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Schoenoplectus mucronatus – ricefield bulrush, rough-seed bulrush
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in southwestern Washington; southwestern Washington to the Willamette Valley and California, and in eastern North America.
Habitat: Drying shores, marshes, and ditches.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in southwestern Washington; southwestern Washington to the Willamette Valley and California, and in eastern North America.
Habitat: Drying shores, marshes, and ditches.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Schoenoplectus pungens – chairmaker's club-rush, common three-square
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Atlantic Coast; Europe.
Habitat: Marshes and wet, low ground; tolerent of alkali.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Atlantic Coast; Europe.
Habitat: Marshes and wet, low ground; tolerent of alkali.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Schoenoplectus saximontanus – Rocky Mountain bulrush
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades in eastern Washington; south-central British Columbia, Spokane County in WA, also in California, the southern Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, and Great Lakes region.
Habitat: Sloughs and damp lake shores.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades in eastern Washington; south-central British Columbia, Spokane County in WA, also in California, the southern Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, and Great Lakes region.
Habitat: Sloughs and damp lake shores.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Schoenoplectus subterminalis – swaying club-rush, water club-rush
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest; Alaska to California, east to Montana, Idaho, and Utah, also from northern Great Plains east to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Quiet, shallow water 2-8 dm. deep,
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest; Alaska to California, east to Montana, Idaho, and Utah, also from northern Great Plains east to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Quiet, shallow water 2-8 dm. deep,
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani – great bulrush, soft-stem bulrush
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Atlantic Coast; also in Central and South America.
Habitat: Marshes and muddy shores of lakes and streams at lower elevations; tolerant of alkali.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Atlantic Coast; also in Central and South America.
Habitat: Marshes and muddy shores of lakes and streams at lower elevations; tolerant of alkali.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Schoenoplectus triqueter – stream bank bulrush, triangular club-rush
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington in the lower Columbia River; southwestern Washington to adjacent northwestern Oregon.
Habitat: Freshwater intertidal zone.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington in the lower Columbia River; southwestern Washington to adjacent northwestern Oregon.
Habitat: Freshwater intertidal zone.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
