| Botanical name: |
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C.Gmel.) Palla |
| Common
name: |
softstem bulrush |
| Synonomy: |
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Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.)
Palla ssp. creber (Fernald)
A. L–ve & D. L–ve |
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Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.)
Palla ssp. tabernaemontani (C.C.
Gmel.) A. L–ve & D. L–ve |
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Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.)
Palla ssp. validus (Vahl)
T. Koyama |
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Schoenoplectus validus (Vahl)
A. L–ve & D. L–ve |
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Schoenoplectus validus (Vahl)
A. L–ve & D. L–ve ssp. creber (Fernald)
A. L–ve & D. L–ve |
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Schoenoplectus validus (Vahl)
A. L–ve & D. L–ve ssp. luxurians (Miq.)
Soj·k |
| Scirpus lacustris L.
ssp. creber (Fernald)
T. Koyama |
| Scirpus lacustris L.
ssp. glaucus (Rchb.)
Hartm. |
| Scirpus lacustris L.
ssp. tabernaemontani (C.C.
Gmel.) Syme |
| Scirpus lacustris L.
ssp. validus (Vahl)
T. Koyama |
| Scirpus tabernaemontani C.C.
Gmel. |
| Scirpus validus Vahl |
| Scirpus validus Vahl
var. creber Fernald |
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| Group: |
monocot |
| Family: |
Cyperaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
graminoid |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
up to 10' |
| Flowers: |
open inflorescence, many stalked, budlike spikelets |
| Flowering/fruiting time: |
blooms and fruits late June to late August |
| Habitat: |
fresh to brackish, shallow water of swamps |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
statewide outside the central Pine barrens |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
A food source for muskrat, ducks, geese, and other waterfowl. Also provides
cover to nesting birds.
The stems were used by Native Americans for mats, and various parts of the
plant are edible.
For more information on S. tabernaemontani, see the
USDA plant guide.
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