Cyperaceae

Rufous bulrush

Scirpus pendulus Muhl.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Scirpus

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Rufous bulrush (Scirpus pendulus) — FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Croatian: Viseći šaš
Czech: Skřípina převislá
English: Rufous bulrush, Drooping bulrush
Persian: پیزر آونگی

Synonyms

Scirpus lineatus Muhl.
Scirpus lineatus f. elongatus Eames
Scirpus pendulus f. elongatus (Eames) C.F.Reed

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: red (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bruce Cook, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Connor Wood, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Simon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Anne-Sylvie Bruel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: mel letterman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: DD S., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Henry "Nick" Robertson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ross Kat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.