Green Bulrush, Dark Green Bulrush, Scirpus atrovirens Willd.Minnesota Native Plants, Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden

(Dark-green Bulrush). Green Bulrush is a perennial sedge, growing up to 5 feet high on roundly triangular stems from fibrous roots. Leaves are 1/3 to almost 1" broad (1-2cm) with a slight "M" shape. There are up to 10 leaves per stem. The leaf sheath can be green or brownish. The inflorescence is terminal and contains several spherical heads containing numerous spikelets. These heads angle out in different directions and under the inflorescence are two or more very conspicuous bracts (modified leaves). The plant is found in sedge meadows, alder thickets and wet meadows. As the seeds are viable for up to 40 years, it frequently can colonize a disturbed site such as a site recently dredged or otherwise mitigated.

	Plants of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
	Common Name	Scientific Name	Plant Family	Garden Location	Prime Season
	Green Bulrush	Scirpus atrovirens Willd.	Sedge (Cyperaceae)	Woodland - Bog	Early Summer to Autumn
Other names and notes	(Dark-green Bulrush). Green Bulrush is a perennial sedge, growing up to 5 feet high on roundly triangular stems from fibrous roots. Leaves are 1/3 to almost 1" broad (1-2cm) with a slight "M" shape. There are up to 10 leaves per stem. The leaf sheath can be green or brownish. The inflorescence is terminal and contains several spherical heads containing numerous spikelets. These heads angle out in different directions and under the inflorescence are two or more very conspicuous bracts (modified leaves). The plant is found in sedge meadows, alder thickets and wet meadows. As the seeds are viable for up to 40 years, it frequently can colonize a disturbed site such as a site recently dredged or otherwise mitigated.