[The Bulrushes of the Columbia River Gorge]

Hardstem Bulrush ?

Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis

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

Common Tule, Hardstem Bulrush, Hard-stem Bulrush, Tule: Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis (Synonyms: Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus, Schoenoplectus rubigenosus, Scirpus acutus, Scirpus acutus var. occidentalis, Scirpus lacustris, Scirpus rubiginosus)

The photos on this page were all taken 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, Hard-stem Bulrush, Tule: Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis (Synonyms: Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus, Schoenoplectus rubigenosus, Scirpus acutus, Scirpus acutus var. occidentalis, Scirpus lacustris, Scirpus rubiginosus)

The photo above and below show close-ups of portions of the inflorescence of small-fruited bulrush.

Common Tule, Hardstem Bulrush, Hard-stem Bulrush, Tule: Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis (Synonyms: Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus, Schoenoplectus rubigenosus, Scirpus acutus, Scirpus acutus var. occidentalis, Scirpus lacustris, Scirpus rubiginosus)


Flower heads of Common Tule, Hardstem Bulrush, Hard-stem Bulrush, Tule: Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis (Synonyms: Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus, Schoenoplectus rubigenosus, Scirpus acutus, Scirpus acutus var. occidentalis, Scirpus lacustris, Scirpus rubiginosus)


Paul Slichter