Scientific Name:
Scirpus microcarpus
Pronunciation:
SIR-pus mye-kroe-KAR-pus
Common Name:
small-flowered bulrush, wood club rush
Family Name:
Cyperaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Poales (grass-like)
Key ID Features:
Flowering stem solid and triangular in cross-section; leaves basal and alternate on flowering stem, grass-like, blades flat, linear, most 30-60cm long x 5-15mm wide, margins serrulate; inflorescence umbel-like panicle forming brown clusters of achenes.
Habit:
Spreading, Stiffly upright, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
B.C. west of Cascades, Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Bog
Water Use:
High
Landscape Uses:
Aquatic - ponds, Native planting, Spring interest, Waterside planting, Wetland - bogs, Wildlife food
Additional Info:
Google. Grass-like but is actually in the sedge family. Very similar to S. sylvaticus
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Grass-like
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Serrulate
Additional Info:
With a membraneous ligule
Inflorescence Type:
Spikelet, Floriferous, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Green
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May
Additional Info:
panicle umbrella like
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Green, Black
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
