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Read about Schoenoplectus lacustris in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Scirpus lacustris, Vahl. Great Bulrush. Sts. terete, smooth, tall, stout, and flexible, 3-9 ft. high: lvs. reduced to a few basal sheaths: bracts very short, erect: umbel compound, flexuous: spikes in heads of 1-5, oblong-conical, pale brown, 2 1/2- 8 lines long; scales ovate-oblong, obtuse, rarely mucronate; perianth-bristles 4-6, downwardly barbed throughout; styles 2-3. In shallow quiet water, N. Amer., Eu., Asia.—A composite species probably consisting in Eu. and Amer. of several distinct forms, each of specific rank. Typical S. lacustris is a 3-style form common in Eu., not found in Amer. S. Tabernaemontanus, Gmel., is a European 2-style form. The horticultural variety of the latter species, with alternate bands of green and yellowish white, is var. zebrina, Hort. (Juncus zebrinus, Hort.). S. vallidus, Vahl, and S. occidentalis, Chase, are 2-styled American species. S. heterochaetus, Chase, is a 3-styled American form. The bulrush is very effective as a border plant in aquatic gardens. CH


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