Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens

Cyperaceae

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia

Emergent Herbaceous (Can grow with roots in water), Grass/Grasslike

4 - 4ft

- ft

Brown

Achene (dry, flat seed); Brown

Full Sun

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Flooded, Wet

June - September

fresh and brackish tidal and nontidal marshes, wet sandy shores, shallow water

spike above flower is up to 5 inches tall; tolerates salinity to 15 ppt