Small-fruited Bulrush
Scirpus microcarpus
Synonyms: Scirpus microcarpus var. longispicatus, Scirpus microcarpus var. microcarpus, Scirpus microcarpus var. rubrotinctus, Scirpus rubrotinctus, Scirpus sylvaticus, Scirpus sylvaticus var. digynus
![Inflorescence of Panicled Bulrush, Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus (Synonyms: Scirpus microcarpus var. longispicatus, Scirpus microcarpus var. microcarpus, Scirpus microcarpus var. rubrotinctus, Scirpus rubrotinctus, Scirpus sylvaticus, Scirpus sylvaticus var. digynus)](../../mtadams/sedge/scirpus/microcarpus/scirpusmicrocarpus2c.jpg)
The photo above shows the upper portion of
the stem, leaves and inflorescence of small-fruited bulrush. The photos on this
page were all taken on July 16, 2006 in meadows along Crofton Creek, adjacent
to the Crofton Ridge Trail #73.
![Inflorescence of Panicled Bulrush, Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus (Synonyms: Scirpus microcarpus var. longispicatus, Scirpus microcarpus var. microcarpus, Scirpus microcarpus var. rubrotinctus, Scirpus rubrotinctus, Scirpus sylvaticus, Scirpus sylvaticus var. digynus)](../../mtadams/sedge/scirpus/microcarpus/scirpusmicrocarpus2a.jpg)
The photo above and below show close-ups of
portions of the inflorescence of small-fruited bulrush.
![Inflorescence of Panicled Bulrush, Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus (Synonyms: Scirpus microcarpus var. longispicatus, Scirpus microcarpus var. microcarpus, Scirpus microcarpus var. rubrotinctus, Scirpus rubrotinctus, Scirpus sylvaticus, Scirpus sylvaticus var. digynus)](../../mtadams/sedge/scirpus/microcarpus/microcarpus1b.jpg)
The photo above shows the widely branched inflorescence of small-fruited bulrush as seen in wetlands along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR.........June 21, 2008.
![Panicled Bulrush, Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus (Synonyms: Scirpus microcarpus var. longispicatus, Scirpus microcarpus var. microcarpus, Scirpus microcarpus var. rubrotinctus, Scirpus rubrotinctus, Scirpus sylvaticus, Scirpus sylvaticus var. digynus)](../../mtadams/sedge/scirpus/microcarpus/microcarpus1a.jpg)
The photo above shows small-fruited bulrush as seen in wetlands along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR.........June 21, 2008.
![Panicled Bulrush, Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus (Synonyms: Scirpus microcarpus var. longispicatus, Scirpus microcarpus var. microcarpus, Scirpus microcarpus var. rubrotinctus, Scirpus rubrotinctus, Scirpus sylvaticus, Scirpus sylvaticus var. digynus)](../../mtadams/sedge/scirpus/microcarpus/scirpusmicrocarpus2b.jpg)
![Panicled Bulrush, Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus (Synonyms: Scirpus microcarpus var. longispicatus, Scirpus microcarpus var. microcarpus, Scirpus microcarpus var. rubrotinctus, Scirpus rubrotinctus, Scirpus sylvaticus, Scirpus sylvaticus var. digynus)](../../mtadams/sedge/scirpus/microcarpus/microcarpus3a.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of small-fruited bulrush as seen in a wet ditch along the River Route Road on the east bank of the upper Klickitat River.........May 26, 2008.
Paul Slichter