Cyperaceae
Drooping bulrush
Scirpus lineatus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Scirpus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Drooping bulrush
Synonyms
- Eriophorum lineatum (Michx.) Benth. & Hook.f.
- Isolepis lineata (Michx.) Roem. & Schult.
- Scirpus brizoides Willd. ex Link
- Scirpus drummondii Steud.
- Scirpus fontinalis R.M.Harper
- Scirpus fontinalis var. virginianus Fernald
- Scirpus lineatus f. lineatus
- Scirpus lineatus var. habereri House
- Trichophorum lineatum (Michx.) Pers.
- Trichophorum pendulum Muhl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.