Scirpus atrovirens, black or green bulrush
- Item #: WP17
- Aquatic animal habitat support:
- Beneficial Insects:
- Clay Soil- High clay content, fine texture:
- Erosion Control:
- FACW- Usually occur in wetlands, but may occur in non-wetlands:
- Flood Tolerant:
- Game Birds:
- Grass/ Sedge/ Rush:
- Herbaceous Emergent:
- High Wildlife Value:
- Loamy Soil- mostly silt, sand, some clay:
- Native to Coastal Regions:
- Native To Mountain Regions:
- Native to Piedmont Regions:
- OBL- Almost always occur in wetlands:
- Occasionally wet soil (non tidal):
- Perennial:
- Small Mammals:
- Songbirds:
- Waterfowl:
- Wet soil (Tidal):
- Full Sun:
Botanic Name (s): Scirpus atrivirens
Common Name(s): black or green bulrush, dark green bulrush
Mature height :3-6ft
Bloom Time:June-August
Bloom color:Brown
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Soil moisture: Wet
Soil Ph:4-8
Soil Type: Clay Soil- High clay content, fine texture
Loamy Soil- mostly silt, sand, some clay
Native Habitat: Shallow emergent marshes, shrub swamps, floodplain forests, wooded swamps, bogs, wet meadows, swales, ditches
Notes: grows in clumps
Flood Tolerant Erosion Control
High Wildlife Value: SongbirdsGame Birds Small Mammals Waterfowl
OBL- Almost always occur in wetlands
Native to Coastal Regions
Native To Mountain Regions
Native to Piedmont Regions
Native Perennial Grass / Rush / Sedge
Native Herbaceous Emergent
Pollinator Support
Aquatic animal habitat support
