NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Scirpus cyperinus
Woolgrass Bullrush. Wool-grass, Common Woolsedge
Scientific Name: |
Scirpus cyperinus |
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Genus: |
Scirpus |
Species Epithet: |
cyperinus |
Common Name: |
Woolgrass Bullrush. Wool-grass, Common Woolsedge |
Plant Type |
Grass/Sedge/Rush |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
3-6 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Brown |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist, Wet, Aquatic |
Bloom Time: |
July, August, September |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Marshes, ditches, beaver ponds, disturbed wet ground. Common throughout NC. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Basal |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Suitable for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S5: Secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
Notes: |
Good in natural areas and rain gardens. |
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Links: |
https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/plant_list.php https://www.ncwildflower.org/riverbed/index.php?/cp/publish/edit/entry/4206 https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/scirpus/cyperinus/ |
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