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DESCRIPTION:
Ricefield bulrush, a perennial sedge that behaves like an annual, is widely distributed.
Its
seedling can be distinguished from those of smallflower
umbrella sedge and most other sedges by the 180° angle of the leaves.
A single leaflike structure underlying the flower cluster, distinguishes ricefield
bulrush from river bulrush which has three to five of these leaflike structures. Mature plants are about 2
to 3 feet (60 - 90 cm), generally shorter than those of river bulrush. It also
flowers later in the season than river
bulrush, about 60 to 70 days after flooding.
Sedge ID illustration.
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