Schoenoplectus heterochaetus is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common name slender bulrush. It is native to North America, where it can be found in scattered locations in Canada and the United States.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Slender bulrush being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Schoenoplectus litoralis
- Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
- Schoenoplectus lacustris
- Schoenoplectus acutus
- Bolboschoenus yagara
- Fimbristylis ferruginea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Schoenoplectus
- Species
- Schoenoplectus heterochaetus
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