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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Cyperaceae
Schoenoplectus subterminalis (Torr.) Soják
swaying bulrush, water bulrush, water club-rush
Schoenoplectus: Greek a 'rush leek' ' plecto for "plaited, twisted"
schoenos for "rush or reed"
subterminalis: the prefix sub- in compound words signifies somewhat, almost, rather, slightly, partially etc., and terminalis means terminal
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | limp perennial, to 40" tall, aquatic sedge; stems slender, float; fine rhizomes |
| Flower: | inflorescence solitary spikelet, floral leaf extends above spikelet, scales of spikelet thin and light brown |
| Fruit: | nutlet beneath scales, 3 angles, slender beak |
| Leaf: | from base, sheathing each other, hair-like, 1-5 length-wise veins with crossing veins |
| Habitat: | in water to >40"; in sediment soil |
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