Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Grasses, Sedges, and Allies

This guide contains grasses, sedges, and rushes that can be found in the Denver-Boulder Metro Area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

hardstem bulrush ¹
Schoenoplectus acutus

American three-square bulrush ²
Schoenoplectus americanus

three-square bulrush ³
Schoenoplectus pungens

soft-stemmed bulrush ⁴
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

sea clubrush ⁵
Bolboschoenus maritimus

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