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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies
  6. Sedges
  7. Bulrushes
  8. Dark Green Bulrush Complex
  9. Dark Green Bulrush

species 11,723 observations

Dark Green Bulrush

Scirpus atrovirens

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

45 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Mottled Marble, Elachista madarella, Georgia Satyr, Javelin Moth 12
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Waterlily Aphid, Plant Bug, Common Goldeneye, Tufted Duck 32
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors White-lined Sphinx 1

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Grasses and sedges
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Wet
Water use
Medium
Plant type
Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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