Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus

Hardstem bulrush (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Schoenoplectus > Schoenoplectus acutus

Characteristics

Culms dark green, 1–3 m × 2–6 mm, very firm, rarely soft, air cavities in distal 1/4 mostly 0.5 mm wide. Leaves: sheath fronts coarsely pinnate-fibrillose. Inflorescences 2 times branched, branches mostly stiffly ascending. Spikelets 3–40, 6–18 × 3–4 mm. Flowers: perianth bristles 6, equaling achene body; styles 2-fid. Achenes plano-convex. 2n = 36, 38.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-8
Soil humidity 8-8
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses fiber forage
Edible roots shoots stems
Therapeutic use Dietary Aid (root), Other (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Ceremonial Medicine (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Canada, Colombia, France, Micronesia (Federated States of), Malaysia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77169398-1
WFO ID wfo-0000526671
COL ID 5RDQX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus