| Schoenoplectus subterminalis | |
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| herbarium specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Schoenoplectus |
| Species: | S. subterminalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schoenoplectus subterminalis (Torr.) Soják |
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| Synonyms | |
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Scirpus subterminalis |
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Schoenoplectus subterminalis (syn. Scirpus subterminalis) is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names water bulrush and swaying bulrush. It is native to North America, where it is known from many areas across Canada and the United States. It grows in moist and wet habitat, and often grows in shallow water, sometimes entirely submerged. It is a perennial herb forming mats or tufts of very narrow cylindrical stems easily exceeding one meter long. There is a rhizome and sometimes tubers grow on it. When the plant grows in water only the inflorescences and the tips of the leaf blades break the surface. The inflorescence is generally a single cone-shaped spikelet at the end of the stem accompanied by a stiff, stemlike bract.