Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla ssp. acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) Á. Löve & D. LöveScientific Name: Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla ssp. acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) Á. Löve & D. Löve Classification: Plantae/ Tracheobionta / Spermatophyta / Magnoliophyta / Liliopsida / Commelinidae / Cyperales / Cyperaceae / Schoenoplectus (Rchb.) Pa/ Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla ssp. acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) Á. Löve & D. Löve
Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla ssp. acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) Á. Löve & D. Löve
General Information
Usda Symbol SCLAA
Group Monocot
Life Cycle Perennial
Growth Habits Graminoid
Native Locations SCLAA
Plant Guide Use soil moisture sensors to measure the soil moisture of Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla ssp. acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) Á. Löve & D. Löve.
Plant Traits Growth Requirements Temperature, Minimum (°F) -38 Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils No Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance High CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Medium Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Medium Frost Free Days, Minimum 110 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use High pH, Maximum 8.5 pH, Minimum 5.2 Planting Density per Acre, Maxim 4800 Planting Density per Acre, Minim 3450 Precipitation, Maximum 60 Precipitation, Minimum 12 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 14 Salinity Tolerance Low Shade Tolerance Intolerant
Morphology/Physiology After Harvest Regrowth Rate Slow Toxicity None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Erect Active Growth Period Summer Bloat None Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Green Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Moderate Fruit/Seed Color Black Nitrogen Fixation None Low Growing Grass No Lifespan Long Leaf Retention No Known Allelopath No Height, Mature (feet) 9.8 Growth Rate Moderate Growth Form Rhizomatous Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Foliage Texture Coarse
Reproduction Vegetative Spread Rate Moderate Small Grain No Seedling Vigor Medium Seed Spread Rate Moderate Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Seed per Pound 206400 Propagated by Tubers No Propagated by Sprigs Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Container No Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Bare Root No Fruit/Seed Persistence Yes Fruit/Seed Period Begin Spring Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Commercial Availability Routinely Available Bloom Period Late Spring Propagated by Cuttings No
Suitability/Use Veneer Product No Pulpwood Product No Post Product No Palatable Human No Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Browse Animal Low Nursery Stock Product No Naval Store Product No Lumber Product No Fodder Product No Christmas Tree Product No Berry/Nut/Seed Product No
Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla ssp. acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) Á. Löve & D. Löve