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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies
  6. Sedges
  7. Bulrushes
  8. Leafy Bulrush

species 750 observations

Leafy Bulrush

Scirpus polyphyllus

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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37 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Javelin Moth, Thopeutis forbesellus, Mottled Marble, Occidentalia comptulatalis 10
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it American Coot, Ring-necked Duck, Virginia Rail, Lesser Scaup 26
  • 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
Plant type
Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial

From USDA PLANTS.

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