Landscape Uses:
	Water gardens and along pond and lake edges.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Available at native plant nurseries in central Florida.
Description:
	Large herbaceous sedge with cylindrical stems.
Height:
	About 5-8 feet in height. Spreading from underground stems (rhizomes) and forming large patches.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Widespread in North America south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties; the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World (Europe). Scattered in the southeastern US, including Florida.
Habitats:
	Marshes.
Soils:
	Wet, permanantly inundated organic soils.
Nutritional Requirements:
	High; requires rich organic soils for optimal growth.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color:
	Brownish inflorescence.
Flower Characteristics:
	Inconspicuous.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed and division.
Comments:
	This is the most common bulrush in North America. Horticultural synonyms: S. validus.