Softstem Bulrush

Scirpus validus

Matchcode: SCVALIDU

Height: 2 - 2.5m (6 ? - 8 FT.)

Spread: Colonies (Colonies)

Native to mainland US and most parts of Canada. Found in shallow waters and non-tidal marshes. Long, tapering, green stems thin to a tip, topped by arching clusters of brown spikelets with many bristly inflorescence. Important food and nesting source for wetland birds.

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