Schoenoplectus pungens facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Schoenoplectus pungens |
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Schoenoplectus
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pungens
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Schoenoplectus pungens is a type of flowering plant. It belongs to the sedge family. People often call it common threesquare, common three-square bulrush, or sharp club-rush. This plant is a herbaceous emergent plant. This means it is not woody and grows partly in water. You can find it in many places around the world. It grows across North America and South America. It is also found in Europe, New Zealand, and Australia.
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Where Does Threesquare Live?
Common threesquare loves sunny, open areas. You can find it in marshes. It also grows along the edges of lakes and ponds. It likes water that is not too deep, usually up to about 1 meter (3 feet) deep. This plant is also tough. It can even survive fires!
What Does Threesquare Look Like?
Schoenoplectus pungens is a plant that lives for many years. It can grow quite tall, up to 1.5 meters (about 5 feet) high. Its leaves are dark green and feel a bit rough. They grow very close together, making the plant look dense.
Flowers and Seeds
The plant has small flowers. These flowers grow in tight groups called spikelets. Each stem usually has between one and seven spikelets. After the flowers, the plant produces brown seeds.
Similar Plants
Schoenoplectus pungens is very similar to another plant called S. americanus. For a long time, people often confused these two plants. It was hard to tell them apart!
Images for kids
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Painting by Jacob Sturm in Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen
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At the [[Botanical Garden of Goethe University
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