BLUNTSCALE BULRUSH 

 (Scirpus smithii; includes debilis 

 and purshianus) 



On wet shores of lakes, ponds 

 and streams from Minnesota to Quebec, 

 Alabama and Georgia; maturing from 

 mid- summer to fall. 



Stems sprawling to upright, 

 ankle-high to knee-high. 



Resembles Sharpscale Bulrush 

 but has blunt scales which are not 

 ridged on the back, and shiny seeds. 



SHARPSCALE BULRUSH 

 (Scirpus supinus; includes hallii and 

 saximontanus) 



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On wet shores of lakes, ponds and 

 streams from South Dakota to Ohio, 

 Texas and Florida; maturing from mid- 

 summer to fall. 



Stems sprawling to upright, ankle- 

 high to shin-high. 



Resembles Bluntscale Bulrush but 

 has sharp-pointed scales which are 

 ridged on the back, and dull seeds. 



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