Common Threesquare

Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla - Sedge family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Red, Brown

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

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Wind

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Ontario, Québec
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
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.