Flower ID: IMG_2819.JPG-07-15-2022 Flower name (scientific): Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (Gmelin) Palla PY: 1888. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) skee-no-PLEK-tus tab-er-na-MON-ta-ne Flower name (common): Soft-stem Bulrush Family name (common): Sedge Family name (scientific): Cyperaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From Greek schoinos meaning rush or reed and plectos meaning plaited or woven. Rush is used to describe plants growing in or very near water with stiff hollow stems. The second part may describe the use of culms to form mats and other woven items. It has also been suggested that plaited supposedly describes the mat forming rhizomes. Specific epithet: Named for Jacob Theodore Mueller von Bergzabern (1525 – 1590), German physician, herbalist, and botanist. He was called Tabernaemontanus. Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.7 inches ( 0.3 to 1.8 cm) Petal count: 0 Color: brown Other: flower arrangement, None Plant description: Size: 24 to 120 inches ( 61. to 305. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, shorter than sheath Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Marshes, bogs, lake and pond margins, swamps, streambanks, fens, wet, sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.804490 Longitude: -91.526792 Altitude: 233.20 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Scirpus tabernaemontani C. C. Gmelin Fl. Bad. 1: 101. 1805. Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): OBL Wetland Status (MW): OBL