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Common name: Dark-Green Bulrush
Scientific name: Scirpus atrovirens
Category: Native Sedge, Common Perennial
Sample mature size: 1.5 m tall, 1.1 m wide; 5 ft tall, 4 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun
Water: Wet
Soil: Loam
Blooms: Green in June
Natural habitats: Swamp-wetland
Wildlife benefits: Waterfowl ๐ฆ, Grassland birds ๐ฆ, Turtles ๐ข, Amphibians ๐ธ
Points of interest: - Thrives in waters 0.5 m or deeper. Is used widely in lakeshore restoration , and pond construction,ย in disturbed wet sites plants are valued for their ability to bind soil and prevent erosion - Classed as a cool season grass, growing best in spring and fall - Ducks and other wetland fowl feed on the seed and use as cover