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§1 Plant — species · Cyperaceae

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C. Gmel.) Palla

vernacular softstem bulrush


USDA
SCTA2
GBIF
2711157
Rank
species
softstem bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani)
Platephotograph · Mike source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

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

Native status, by region

  • AK Alaska Native
  • CAN Canada Native
  • HI Hawaii Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
  • PR Puerto Rico Native
  • SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Native
  • VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

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

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-38 °F minimum
Frost-free days
80 min.
Precipitation
18–55 in/yr
pH range
5.4–7.5
Root depth
16 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Rhizomatous
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Long
Mature height
9 ft
Foliage texture
Coarse
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Red
Fruit colour
Green
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
No
Seeds / lb
36,000,000
Propagation
seed, bare root, container, sprigs
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
No
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Montana distribution

Recorded in 27 of 56 Montana counties.


§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

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

plants.usda.gov/SCTA2 ↗

GBIF Backbone

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

gbif.org/species/2711157 ↗

Record version

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