Schoenoplectus mucronatus
Bog Bulrush · Roughseed Bulrush · Rough-seed bulrush · Rough-seed clubrush · Rice-field bulrush
Description
Source: leafsnapSchoenoplectiella mucronata is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names bog bulrush, rough-seed bulrush, and ricefield bulrush. It is native to Eurasia, Africa and Australia. It grows in moist and wet terrestrial habitat, and in shallow water. It is a perennial herb growing from a short, hard rhizome. The erect, three-angled stems grow in dense clumps and can reach a metre tall. The leaves take the form of sheaths wrapped around the base of stem, but they generally do not have blades. The inflorescence is a headlike cluster of cone-shaped spikelets accompanied by an angled, stiff bract which may look like a continuation of the stem.: 228–30 It is a weed of rice fields in California.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
The bog bulrush does best when it receives continuous light for most of the day. It originates from swamp or marsh habitats, which are generally open and unshaded, so it is adapted to abundant sunlight. Insufficient light can harm its health and hinder growth; conversely, an excess of light causes no damage.
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Bog bulrush comes from habitats where temperatures usually range between 68 and 100 °F (20 to 38 °C). The plant favors warmer climates and should be acclimated slowly to cooler or hotter conditions as the seasons change.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Grass
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Schoenoplectus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 10-12
- Mature Height
- 61 cm to 91 cm
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm
- Leaf Color
- Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Yellow, Green, Brown
- Flower Size
- 0.51 cm to 5.08 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Early fall
- Native Area
- Egypt, Turkey, Malaysia, India, Austria, Angola, Slovakia, Montenegro, Pakistan, Thailand, Nigeria, Slovenia, Croatia, Uganda, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Russia, Iraq, Germany, Indonesia, Burundi, Liberia, Koppen, Romania, South Korea, Portugal, Nepal, Malawi, France, Tajikistan, Czech Republic, Philippines, Zambia, Bulgaria, Armenia, Poland, Laos, Greece, Guinea, Ukraine, Serbia, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Japan, Bhutan, Iran, Albania, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Congo (DRC), Turkmenistan