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wool grass
Scientific Name: Anthephora pubescens
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
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Other Names:
Woolgrass (Scirpus cyperinus)
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is a sedge, and sedges have edges. The text mentions that those edges can sometimes be pretty.
Considerations for Children
- The common name "woolgrass" derives from the perianth bristles that give the inflorescence a fuzzy or wooly appearance.
Common Names
- Woolgrass
- Common Wool Sedge
- Cottongrass Bulrush
- Wool Rush
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth
- Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
- Group: Monocot
- Synonyms:
- Eriophorum cyperinum
- Scirpus atrocinctus
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to the eastern United States and eastern Canada.
- Found in fresh tidal and non-tidal marshes, swamp edges, and wet environments.
- Prefers wet to moist conditions and soil that is muddy, sandy, or gravelly.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Herbaceous emergent perennial.
- Densely-tufted, clump-forming growth habit.
- Grows to a height of 3-6 feet (0.9-1.8 meters). Some references cite 3' to 5' tall.
- Rhizomatous perennial that grows in dense tussocks of arching basal leaves.
- Erect leafy stems (culms) up to the flower.
- The stems terminate in 6" inflorescences.
Interesting Notes
- Wetland Code: OBL
- USDA Zones: 3-9
Quirky Facts
- Sedges have edges. The rule to remember in identifying members of Cyperaceae, although those edges are sometimes pretty.