Scirpus pendulus

Pendulous bulrush, Pendulous Bulrush

Family: Cyperaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.2

Pendulous bulrush is a native perennial found in northern California Ranges near Yreka in marshes and wet meadows at elevations below 900 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces brown to red-brown spikelets with green midribs in delicate clusters. Growing as a dense, clustered sedge with short rhizomes and stems 50 to 100 centimeters tall, it has slender stems 0.6 to 3 millimeters in diameter. Its leaf blades are 4 to 8 millimeters wide, with distinctive curled perianth bristles that extend beyond the small fruit. The compact fruit is three-angled and measures 1 to 1.8 millimeters long.

Habitat: Marshes, wet meadows

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: < 900 m

Bioregions: n CaRH (near Yreka)

California counties: Siskiyou

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.