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Bulrush is a vernacular name for several large wetland grass-like plants. Rushes (Juncaceae)
Bulrush, Any of the annual or perennial grasslike plants constituting the genus Scirpus, especially S. lacustris, in the sedge family, that bear solitary or much-clustered spikelets. Bulrushes grow in wet locations, including ponds, marshes, and lakes. Their stems are often used to weave strong.
Hardstem bulrush is a perennial, rhizomatous, wetland obligate species that reaches up to 3 m (10 ft) in height and forms very dense stands. The stems are upright, gray-green to dark-green, round, 1 to 2 cm (0.4 to 0.8 in) thick and 1 to 3 m (3 to 10 ft) tall.
Typha latifolia is a perennial herbaceous wetland plant in the genus Typha. It is known in English as bulrush[4][5] (sometimes as common bulrush[6] to distinguish from other species of Typha), and in American as broadleaf cattail.[7] .
Typha / ˈ t aɪ f ə / is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae.These plants have a variety of common names, in British English as bulrush [4] or (mainly historically) reedmace, [5] in American English as cattail, [6] or punks, in Australia as cumbungi or bulrush, in Canada as bulrush or cattail, and in New Zealand as reed, cattail, bulrush ...
: any of various annual or perennial sedges (genera Scirpus and Schoenoplectus) that bear solitary or much-clustered spikelets containing perfect flowers with a perianth of six bristles. Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage.
What is Bulrush? Physical Characteristics Leaves: Either well-developed or blades much-reduced; Small leaf-like bracts; Flowers: Variable; Grow in clusters; Can range from 50-500 flowers per spike; Each has only one scale extending under to support it; Blooms Apr – Aug; Stem: Typically hollow; Thicker at base than near the flower; Up to 6 ...
Bulrushes, also known as cattails, are wetland plants that are a common sight in large marshes and ponds all over the United States. They are easily identifiable by their large, cylindrical seed heads and long, flat leaves.
California bulrush is a native, herbaceous, rhizomatous perennial which forms dense colonies on mud flats, in open water and at shore water interface. The stems are remarkable in their length of five to ten feet. The stems are slightly angled with drooping branched terminal inflorescences.
Great reedmace, also know known as 'bulrush', is a familiar plant of freshwater margins, such as the edges of ponds, lakes, ditches and rivers. Its impressive stance - with long leaves and tall stems - makes it stand out from other wetlands plants.