Common Bulrush, Common Threesquare, Three-square Bulrush
Schoenoplectus americanus
Synonyms: Schoenoplectus pungens, Scirpus americanus, Scirpus chilensis, Scirpus olneyi, Scirpus pungens
A view of the habitat of common bulrush as seen in a permanent pond at the Friends of the Gorge's Dancing Rock property above Horsethief Butte in the eastern Columbia River Gorge.........................July 17, 2009.
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Close-ups of the inflorescence and single lateral bract of common bulrush as seen in a permanent pond at the Friends of the Gorge's Dancing Rock property above Horsethief Butte in the eastern Columbia River Gorge.........................July 17, 2009. The bract is three-cornered and grooved inwards along the face that faces the inflorescence.
Paul Slichter