Schoenoplectus robustus
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Photo Courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Schoenoplectus robustus |
| Common name: | sturdy bulrush, salt marsh bulrush |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Growth type: | graminoid |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | up to 3.5' |
| Flower: | 3 or more spikelets covered in brown scales |
| Flowering time: | blooms and fruits late June to October |
| Habitat: | saline water of tidal marshes and flats |
| Range in New Jersey: | throughout the entire coast strip and Delaware Bayshore |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc.: | A food source for muskrat, ducks, geese, and other waterfowl. Also provides
cover to nesting birds.
For more information on S. robustus, see the USDA plant guide. |