Hardstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) Á. Löve & D. Löve - Sedge family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Brown

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Hardstem Bulrush: Archanara subflava

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.