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Schoenoplectus acutus ( syn. Scirpus acutus, Schoenoplectus lacustris, Scirpus lacustris subsp. acutus ), called tule / ˈtuːliː /, common tule, hardstem tule, tule rush, hardstem bulrush, or viscid bulrush, is a giant species of sedge in the plant family Cyperaceae, native to freshwater marshes all over North America.
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Facts. Some parts of hard-stemmed bulrush were traditionally eaten by several Native American tribes, including the white stem bases, the pith, the young leaf bases, the roots and the seeds. The stems were used in making shoes and clothing, baskets, mats and mattresses, and temporary shelters.
Schoenoplectus acutus, formerly Scirpus acutus, is a common wetland species, often found in standing water up to 5 feet deep along lake and pond margins, and may form dense stands. It closely resembles two other Minnesota Schoenoplectus species: Schoenoplectus heterochaetus and Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani.
Hardstem bulrush is a perennial, rhizomatous, wetland obligate species that reaches up to 3 m (10 ft) in height and forms very dense stands. The stems are upright, gray-green to dark-green, round, 1 to 2 cm (0.4 to 0.8 in) thick and 1 to 3 m (3 to 10 ft) tall.
Schoenoplectus acutus (syn. Scirpus acutus, Schoenoplectus lacustris, Scirpus lacustris subsp. acutus), called tule /ˈtuːliː/, common tule, hardstem tule, tule rush, hardstem bulrush, or viscid bulrush, is a giant species of sedge in the plant family Cyperaceae, native to freshwater marshes all over North America.
Rhizomes 5–15 mm diam. Culms cylindric, 1–4 m × 2–10 mm. Leaves 3–4, all basal; sheaths often dark reddish proximally, front membranous-translucent and splitting, orifice adaxially deeply V-shaped; blades 1–2, C-shaped to dorsiventrally flat in cross section, usually much shorter than sheath, distal blade 8–120 × 3–7 mm, margins often scabridulous.
