[Bulrushes and Tules: The Genus Schoenoplectus East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Common Tule, Hardstem Bulrush, Tule

Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis

Synonyms: Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus, Schoenoplectus rubiginosus, Scirpus acutus var. acutus, Scirpus acutus var. occidentalis, Scirpus rubiginosus

Common Tule, Hardstem Bulrush, Tule: Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis (Synonyms: Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus, Schoenoplectus rubiginosus, Scirpus acutus var. acutus, Scirpus acutus var. occidentalis, Scirpus rubiginosus)

Common tule as seen at the Bishop's Spring Rest Area on OR Highway 86, Baker County, OR......June 11, 2018.

The photo above shows hardstem bulrush as seen at ponds along the Glenwood -Goldendale Highway just west of its junction with the Klickitat Fish Hatchery Road.......July 9, 2006.

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Close-ups of portions of the inflorescence of small-fruited bulrush as seen at ponds along the Glenwood -Goldendale Highway just west of its junction with the Klickitat Fish Hatchery Road.......July 9, 2006.

The photo above shows hardstem bulrush as seen in a canal within Conboy Lake NWR near Lakeside Road .......July 16, 2008.

The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of hardstem bulrush as seen in a canal within Conboy Lake NWR near Lakeside Road .........July 16, 2008.

Paul Slichter