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§1 Plant

Scirpus microcarpus J. Presl & C. Presl

vernacular panicled bulrush — species · Cyperaceae

USDA
SCMI2
GBIF
2717391
Rank
species
panicled bulrush (Scirpus microcarpus)
Platephotograph · Donna PomeroyCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Graminoid
Duration
Perennial
Group
Monocot
Family
Cyperaceae Juss.
Genus
Scirpus
§2a

Native status, by region

  • AK Alaska Native
  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
  • SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Native
§2b

County-level range

· 450 counties across 29 states/territories
Legend Native · 450 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
None
Shade
High
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
High
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
High
CaCO₃
Low
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-38 °F minimum
Frost-free days
80 min.
Precipitation
12–38 in/yr
pH range
5.4–7.4
Root depth
12 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Rhizomatous
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Long
Mature height
5.5 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
White
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Late Spring
Seed abundance
Low
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Summer
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
Yes
Propagation
seed, bare root, container, sprigs
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Low
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 450 counties across 29 states/territories.

Alaska view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 7 N ▾
California view state ↗ 47 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Nevada view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 3 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 36 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 34 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 22 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 34 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 37 N ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 15 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/SCMI2 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2717391 ↗

Record version

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