Calflora Taxon Report
Scirpus americanus  Pers.

(not an active name)

American tule, Olney's bulrush
photo on CalPhotos
2004 Steve Matson
photo on CalPhotos
2004 Steve Matson
Scirpus americanus is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Scirpus
Family: Cyperaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh, freshwater-marsh

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

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Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSSchoenoplectus americanus
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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