Schoenoplectus subterminalis
(Torr.) Sojak
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem
The pollen, roots, seeds, and stems are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Canada, North America, USA,
How to Identify
A sedge in the Cyperaceae family growing in clumps with grass-like leaves and solid stalks, found in temperate regions.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Schoenoplectus subterminalis is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names water bulrush, water club-rush, and swaying bulrush. It is native to North America, where it is known from many parts of Canada and the United States. It has been common in the northeastern US and eastern Canada as well as the Great Lakes region, as well as many locations in the mountains of the West, though apparently absent from the Southwest and most of the Great Plains. Schoenoplectus subterminalis grows in moist and wet habitat and often grows in shallow water, sometimes entirely submerged. It is a perennial herb forming mats or tufts of very narrow cylindrical stems easily exceeding one meter long. There is a rhizome and sometimes tubers grow on it. When the plant grows in water, only the inflorescences and the tips of the leaf blades break the surface. The inflorescence is generally a single cone-shaped spikelet at the end of the stem accompanied by a stiff, stemlike bract.
References (2)
- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 76
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Scirpus subterminalis)
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