Torrey's rush

Schoenoplectus Torreyi

Torrey's rush ~ Schoenoplectus Torreyi 09SE04-01

characteristics

Stems are upright, round, rigid and unbranched. Flowers are in rounded clusters. Initially green, the flowers turn reddish-brown once mature. Reproduce by seed and rhizomes.

T SSN H W sun soil H2O fire N2 pH summer fall flower (seed)
P W 1.6 S S - WZ - - - green - green (brown)

habitat

Moist fields, ditches, marshes, sloughs, stream and pond borders.

uses

Seeds are eaten by song and gamebirds. Provides cover for waterfowl.

North American aboriginals used the stems for binding.

Excellent for reconstructed wetlands:
Removes Nitrogen (N2) and phosphorus (P) from water.

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common > name = have on site
T = type: A = annual | B = biennial | P = perennial | SS = subshrub | D = deciduous | C = coniferous
██ = cold stratify | ██ = cold stratify & scarify | ██ = plant directly | ██ = scarify | ██ = not from seed
SSN = season: C = cool | W = warm | Y = late
H = height (in metres) | W = width (in metres) | B = bunch | S = sod | SB = sod/bunch
sun: S = full sun | S/PS = sun or partial shade | PS = partial shade | SH = full shade
soil: F = fine | M = medium | C = coarse
H2O = moisture requirement: D = dry | M = moist | W = wet | Z = aquatic
fire = fire tolerance: - = unknown | X = none | • = some | •• = moderate | ••• = high tolerance
N2 = nitrogen fixing: • = yes
summer = foliage colour | fall = foliage (stem) colour | flower (seed) = flower (seed / fruit) colour, if conspicuous
pH = acidity - alkalinity