[Bulrushes: The Genus Schoenoplectus in 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)

Hardstem bulrush as seen in channels between lobes of Hosmer Lake, Deschutes National Forest........September 7, 2013.

Inflorescence of 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) - Habitat of 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) - Inflorescence of 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)

Hardstem bulrush as seen in channels between lobes of Hosmer Lake, Deschutes National Forest.......September 7, 2013.

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)

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.

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

Close-ups of portions of the inflorescence of small-fruited bulrush.

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)

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

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)

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