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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Scirpus fluviatilis
Phenology Observation Sheet for Grasses

COMMON NAME

Soják river bulrush

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Scirpus fluviatilis

Plant family

Sedge (Cyperaceae)

Plant group

Grasses

Three to six feet tall, River bulrush is a common wetland species, often found in shallow water. It may form large, dense stands of mostly vegetative shoots.
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Identification hints

River bulrush can be found in fresh water or brackish water marshes, it flowers in mid-summer. 
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Its range not only includes Canada, the United States, and northeastern Mexico, but also: Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arizona , California , Colorado , Connecticut , District of Columbia , Delaware , Iowa , Idaho , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Montana , North Dakota , Nebraska , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New Mexico , New York , Ohio , Oklahoma , Oregon , Pennsylvania , South Dakota , Tennessee , Utah , Virginia , Vermont , Washington , Wisconsin
HABITAT
There is no information available about this species.

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