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"Scirpus lacustris. 1. A flower surrounded with hypogynous bristles; 2. a seed; 3, a section of it, showing the lenticular embryo." -Lindley, 1853

Bulrush

"Scirpus lacustris. 1. A flower surrounded with hypogynous bristles; 2. a seed; 3, a section of it,…

"1. Flowering plant of Bulrush (Scirpus lacustris). 2. The inflorescence. a, a flower; b, the fruit." -Whitney, 1911

Bulrush

"1. Flowering plant of Bulrush (Scirpus lacustris). 2. The inflorescence. a, a flower; b, the fruit."…

A bulrush, part of the sedge family, common on borders of salt and fresh ponds and streams, <em>Scirpus americanus</em>.

Bulrush

A bulrush, part of the sedge family, common on borders of salt and fresh ponds and streams, Scirpus…

A magnified flower, surrounded by a perianth of hypogynous bristles.

Great Bulrush

A magnified flower, surrounded by a perianth of hypogynous bristles.

The seed from a Great Bulrush.

Great Bulrush

The seed from a Great Bulrush.

Section of the seed, showing the small embryo inclosed in the base of the endosperm.

Great Bulrush

Section of the seed, showing the small embryo inclosed in the base of the endosperm.