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.