Schoenoplectus pungens Common Threesquare
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACW+ Soil: pH 3.7-7.5
Form/Color Erect triangular stem; spikelet of sharp Stormwater Potentially tolerant of stormwater.
brown scales; blooms brown June- Tolerance:
September; produces brown achene fruit.
Urban Used in bioretention cells,
Tolerance: raingardens, vegetated swales.
Habitat: Wet sandy, gravelly, peaty shores; pond,
lake, river marshy streams; fresh to
brackish water; inland marshes. Ecosystem Waterfowl and small mammals.
Services:
Hydrology: Found in wetlands. Low drought tolerance.
Ornamental Rhizomatous bulrush with trigonous blue-
Value: green stems. Spiklets sessile to the stem Compatibility: Can form colonies.
and radiating, turning a dark brown.
Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance:
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Softstem Bulrush
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: OBL Soil: pH 5.4-7.4
Form/Color Rhizomatous; to 9'; red flower blooms in Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
late Spring. Tolerance: tolerance.
Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.
Habitat: Salt marshes and flats, river or stream
floodplains, edges of wetlands.
Ecosystem Seeds eaten by waterfowl.
Services:
Hydrology: Intolerant of drought; high moisture
usage.
Ornamental Tall bulrush reaching up to 9 feet tall.
Value: Smooth rounded green-blue stems have Compatibility:
a terminal spreading inflorescence that
turns reddish- brown.
Salt Low tolerance of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Found throughout North America.
Stems have relatively large air
Shade Intolerant of shade. cavities, which make it compress
Tolerance: easily when squeezed.