Smith's Bulrush, Blunt-scale Bulrush

Schoenoplectiella smithii

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Native to West Virginia (estimated). How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

County records are not available.

Ecological relationships

7CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including WV

Genus host records with ranges including WV · Scirpus

Apamea sordensBordered Apamea, Rustic Shoulder-Knot
Bactra furfuranaRush Bactra
Bactra verutanaJavelin Moth
Globia oblongaOblong Sedge Borer Moth, Large Noagria
Globia subflavaYellow Sedge Borer, Yellowish Nonagria, Subflava Sedge Borer
Ledaea perditalisLost Owlet, 3-Stripe Cephalanthus caterpillar, Buttonbush Owlet
Meropleon diversicolorMulticolored Sedgeminer

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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Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

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

Growing and identification

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

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