Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C. Gmelin) Palla
(Softstem Bulrush)
Family: Cyperaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Scirpus validus Vahl
This round-stemmed Bulrush reaches several feet tall and
is found in large stands in moist areas. The barbed bristles are distinctive under magnification.
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Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Denise Friedrick, Burro Mtns., Mangas, Oct. 28, 2007
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Denise Friedrick, Burro Mtns., Mangas, Oct. 28, 2007
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, cross section of round stem, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Denise Friedrick, Burro Mtns., Mangas, Oct. 28, 2007
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, barbed bristles, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Denise Friedrick, Burro Mtns., Mangas, Oct. 28, 2007
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