★ Schoenoplectus pungens (Common Three-Square Bulrush)
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Origin:nativeFrequency:commonGrowth Form:graminoid (grass-like)Life Cycle:perennialGroup:angiosperm (plant with covered seed).Subgroup:monocot (plants with one seed leaf and parallel veins).Life Zone:plainsHabitat:wet portions of stream valleys.
Common Name:COMMON THREESQUAREOther Names:tule, tule rush, American bullrushScientific Name:Schoenoplectus pungens Derivation:schoinos - rush; plectos - braided, alluding to use in baskets and cradles; pungens - sharp-pointedFamily:Cyperaceae - SedgeFamily Detail:stems are often 3-sided (triangular); grass-like, perennial (non-woody plants; stems not hollow; wet or marshy areas; reduced flowers in spikes (unstalked flowers along a main axis).Species Detail:stems triangular; perennial; inflorescence (flower cluster) with a few sessile (without stalks) lateral spikes.
