Volkart ex Schinz & R. Keller
Pronunciation: skee-no-PLEK-tus am-er-ik-AY-nus
Common name: American bulrush
Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge)
Habitat: Wet places at low elevations
Blooming period: May to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Schoenoplectus
2) americanus
Formerly Scirpus americanus