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Scirpus pallidus
Scirpus pallidus (Britton) Fernald
Cloaked Bulrush, Pale Bulrush
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Scirpus atrovirens var. pallidus
USDA Symbol: SCPA8
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall, some stems reclining.
Fruit: Achenes pale brown or almost white.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , Brown , BlackBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Perianth of 6 bristles. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AZ , CO , IA , ID , KS , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NJ , NM , OK , OR , PA , SD , TX , UT , WA , WI , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , ON , SK
Native Habitat: Marshes, streamsides, ditches.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 26 - Minnesota Wildflowers: a field guide to the flora of Minnesota (2009)
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Scirpus pallidus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Scirpus pallidus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Scirpus pallidus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR