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§1 Plant

Scirpus pedicellatus Fernald

vernacular stalked bulrush — species · Cyperaceae


USDA
SCPE3
GBIF
2720115
Rank
species
stalked bulrush (Scirpus pedicellatus)
Platephotograph · Quinten WiegersmaCC BY source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

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

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 122 counties across 14 states/territories
Legend Native · 122 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

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

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-28 °F minimum
Frost-free days
110 min.
Precipitation
40–60 in/yr
pH range
4–8
Root depth
12 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Bunch
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
Long
Mature height
6.6 ft
Foliage texture
Coarse
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Green
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Summer
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Spring
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
No
Propagation
seed, sprigs
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
No Known Source
Nursery stock
No
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 122 counties across 14 states/territories.

Illinois view state ↗ 4 N
Indiana view state ↗ 25 N
Iowa view state ↗ 1 N
Kentucky view state ↗ 3 N
Massachusetts view state ↗ 5 N
Michigan view state ↗ 1 N
Minnesota view state ↗ 1 N
Missouri view state ↗ 3 N
New Jersey view state ↗ 1 N
New York view state ↗ 39 N
Ohio view state ↗ 6 N
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 5 N
Vermont view state ↗ 3 N
Wisconsin view state ↗ 25 N

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

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

plants.usda.gov/SCPE3 ↗

GBIF Backbone

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

gbif.org/species/2720115 ↗

Record version

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