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Panicled Bulrush (Scirpus microcarpus) is a native grass that grows in northern, southern and central California. It is fast growing and long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 5.5 feet, with active growth during the spring, summer, fall. Flowers are white and bloom in the late spring. Leaves are medium green and deciduous. It tends to grow in marshes, at elevations from 0-9000 feet.

Plant type

Grass

Size

3 - 6 ft Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Fast

Dormancy

Winter Deciduous

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Color

White

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Water features or wet habitats

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Standing

Soil description

Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.

Sunset Zones

1, 2*, 3*, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 8*, 9*, 10*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Site type

Marshes, wet meadows, streambanks, pond Edges

Plant communities

Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian

Bats
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 7 likely

Confirmed Likely

Mottled Marble

Bactra furfurana

Bactra maiorina

Javelin Moth

Bactra verutana