Scirpus atrovirens [sold as Green Bulrush] Green Bulrush
Small, dense spikelets arranged in terminal compound umbels.
Grass-like, long, flat leaves up to 1/2" wide that turn yellow-tan in fall.
Stout, unbranched, leafy culms with a distinctly triangular cross-section.
Tiny three-angled achenes mature in late summer and persist into autumn.
3-5' feet
1-2' feet
Best grown in wet clay, mucky, or sandy soils and tolerates standing water and periodic flooding.
Eastern and central North America
