Schoenoplectus pungens
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Three-square, Threesquare Bulrush
Cyperaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Grass | |
Size: | 3-5 ft | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | Brown | |
Fruit Color: | Brown | |
Phenology: | Evergreen | |
Noted for: | Showy fruits, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Restoration. Backdrop for a pond. Useful for water quality treatment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Considerations: | Can be an aggressive spreader. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Division. Seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Aquatic (always flooded) ----- to ----- Aquatic) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Aquatic (always flooded) ----- to ----- Aquatic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of frequent or regular inundation (usually areas with tidal inundation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Pond, lake, or stream bottom, Organic material (muck), Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
Wildlife: |
Birds and other animals eat the seed. Snails and others use this emergent plant for habitat and for laying eggs. | |
Insects: | ||
Native Habitats: | Marshes, saltmarshes. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
Ethnobotany: | Parts of the plant, including roots and seeds, are said to be edible. Has been used in various forms of basket making and weaving. |