Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Uncommon

About

This tall, slender sedge grows in wet marshes and shallow water across the globe. Its hollow stems contain internal air chambers that allow it to breathe while submerged.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Schoenoplectus

Species

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani