Woodland Bulrush

Scirpus expansus

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

8CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Scirpus

Bactra furfuranaRush Bactra
Bactra verutanaJavelin Moth
Euphyes dionDion Skipper, Sedge Skipper
Globia oblongaOblong Sedge Borer Moth, Large Noagria
Ledaea perditalisLost Owlet, 3-Stripe Cephalanthus caterpillar, Buttonbush Owlet
Meropleon diversicolorMulticolored Sedgeminer
Cosmopterix scirpicola
Donacaula dispersella

0BeesSoutheastern regional records

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

27BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Scirpus

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No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Brown” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height · “Up to about 6 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Light · “Partial shade; Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
Soil · “Moist; Water; Wet (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia

Also known as

Woodland Bul Rush

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