American 3-Square Bulrush

American 3-Square Bulrush

Scirpus pungens

American 3-Square Bulrush is a native, cool season, perennial plant that can grow up to 7 feet tall. It’s strut rhizomes are preferred by muskrat and snow goose. The seeds are eaten by over wintering ducks in the south as a small part of their diet. The achenes are eaten by waterfowl. This species provides cover for many birds and small mammals. American 3-Square Bulrush occurs along streams, around ponds and lakes, in sloughs, swamps, fresh and brackish marshes, wet woods, and roadside ditches; common at low elevations. It also occurs in beach pools and sandy flats, often in shallow water up to about one foot or even 2.5 feet. Useful for restoring wetland and riparian areas.