Common Name
Dark green bulrush
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
6.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Additional Info
Floodplain forests and swamps, seepage swamps, depression swamps and ponds, fens, seeps, wet meadows and clearings, impoundments, beaver wetlands, ditches, and other low, disturbed habitats. Frequent in the mountains; infrequent in the piedmont; rare and disjunct in the coastal Plain, where usually associated with shell-rich, calcareous soils.
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Late Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
In Water
Wet
Moist
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