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

species 5,057 observations

Nodding Bulrush

Scirpus pendulus

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

43 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Mottled Marble, Occidentalia comptulatalis, Javelin Moth, Thopeutis forbesellus 12
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Sora, Waterlily Aphid, Plant Bug, Common Goldeneye 30
  • 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
Moist 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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