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Great Basin Bulrush
( Amphiscirpus nevadensis )
Amphiscirpus nevadensis
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About Great Basin Bulrush (Amphiscirpus nevadensis)
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Amphiscirpus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the sedge family containing the single species
Amphiscirpus nevadensis
, which is known by the common name Nevada bulrush. This plant was formerly included in genus Scirpus. It is native to western North America, including the western Canadian provinces and the northwestern United States, as well as southern South America. It grows in wet and seasonally wet habitat, often on saline and alkaline soils. It is a perennial herb growing from a small, hard rhizome. The erect stems are stiff, ridged, and cylindrical, not three-angled. It lacks aerenchyma, a trait which makes it different from many of its relatives. The stems are sheathed by tough long leaves. The inflorescence is a headlike cluster of a few cone-shaped spikelets accompanied by a long, stiff bract which looks like an extension of the stem.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Grasses
Size
1.5 ft tall
Flower Color
Brown
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 4
likely
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American Crescent Borer
Helotropha reniformis
Helotropha reniformis
*
Javelin Moth
Bactra verutana
Bactra verutana
*
Mottled Marble
Bactra furfurana
Bactra furfurana
*
Yellow Sedge Borer
Capsula subflava
Capsula subflava
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Common uses
Bogs and Ponds
Natural Setting
Site Type
Wet places, saline soils
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 5.2" - 25.0", Summer Precipitation: 0.53" - 1.84", Coldest Month: 28.0" - 47.8", Hottest Month: 56.1" - 76.4", Humidity: 1.15" - 29.22", Elevation: 2561" - 7385"
Alternative Names
Botanical Names
: Scirpus nevadensis
Common Names
: Nevada Bulrush
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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