Schoenoplectus lacustris

Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp. var.	Bulrush, Clubrush, Tule
	The query description has an empty condition.: herbaceous Height: ⇕ to Width: ⇔ to 3ft10ft 3ft4ft Height: ⇕ 3 ft to 10 ft Width: ⇔ 3 ft to 4 ft The query description has an empty condition.: ⌛ Origin: ✈ Poisonous: ☠ Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall	The query description has an empty condition.: ☼ sun The query description has an empty condition.: ◍ Features: ✓ flowers Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place Minimum Temp: ☃ °F USDA Zones: 4 to 9 Sunset Zones: Flower features: ❀ red, pink
	Cyperaceae > Schoenoplectus lacustris var. ,

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Scirpus lacustris, Vahl. Great Bulrush. Sts. terete, smooth, tall, stout, and flexible, 3-9 ft. high: lvs. reduced to a few basal sheaths: bracts very short, erect: umbel compound, flexuous: spikes in heads of 1-5, oblong-conical, pale brown, 2 1/2- 8 lines long; scales ovate-oblong, obtuse, rarely mucronate; perianth-bristles 4-6, downwardly barbed throughout; styles 2-3. In shallow quiet water, N. Amer., Eu., Asia.—A composite species probably consisting in Eu. and Amer. of several distinct forms, each of specific rank. Typical S. lacustris is a 3-style form common in Eu., not found in Amer. S. Tabernaemontanus, Gmel., is a European 2-style form. The horticultural variety of the latter species, with alternate bands of green and yellowish white, is var. zebrina, Hort. (Juncus zebrinus, Hort.). S. vallidus, Vahl, and S. occidentalis, Chase, are 2-styled American species. S. heterochaetus, Chase, is a 3-styled American form. The bulrush is very effective as a border plant in aquatic gardens. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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