Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Schoenoplectus |
| Species: | S. tabernaemontani |
| Binomial name | |
| Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C.Gmel.) Palla |
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Scirpus validus |
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Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (syn. Scirpus validus) is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names softstem bulrush and great bulrush. It can be found throughout the world, growing in many types of moist and wet habitat, and sometimes in shallow water. It is quite variable in appearance. It is a perennial herb producing dense stands of many narrow erect stems reaching 1 to 3 meters in height. It grows from a long rhizome system. The leaves are mostly basal and have wide sheaths around the stems. The inflorescence is generally a panicle of spikelets on long, thin branches which spread, arch, or droop. The spikelets vary in color. There is usually along, stiff bract alongside each spikelet or cluster of spikelets.
A cultivar of this species with bright horizontal white or yellowish stripes, S. tabernaemontani 'Zebrinus', is sold as an ornamental plant for water gardens and landscaping.[1][2] Solid white and yellow cultivars are also available.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ European Water Gardener
- ^ Australian Water Gardener
- ^ Darke, Rick. The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses. Timber Press. 1999. pg 277.
[edit] External links
- Profile: Great Bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani) Photos, Drawings, Text. (Wild Plants of Winnipeg from Nature Manitoba)
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Flora of North America
- Washington Burke Museum
- Illinois Wildflowers
- Photo gallery
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