[Bulrushes and Tules: The Genus Schoenoplectus in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Common Tule, Hardstem Bulrush, Tule

Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis

Synonyms: Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus, Schoenoplectus rubiginosus, Scirpus acutus var. acutus, Scirpus acutus var. occidentalis, Scirpus rubiginosus

The photo above shows hardstem bulrush as seen at ponds along the Glenwood -Goldendale Highway just west of its junction with the Klickitat Fish Hatchery Road.........July 9, 2006.

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Close-ups of portions of the inflorescence of small-fruited bulrush.

The photo above shows hardstem bulrush as seen in a canal within Conboy Lake NWR near Lakeside Road ........July 16, 2008.

The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of hardstem bulrush as seen in a canal within Conboy Lake NWR near Lakeside Road .........July 16, 2008.

Paul Slichter