Scirpus atrovirens
{{Short description|Species of grass-like plant}}
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|image_caption=At Nahant Marsh in Scott County, Iowa
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|species=atrovirens
|authority=Willd.
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Scirpus atrovirens, known as dark-green bulrush, is a perennial sedge native to wetlands of eastern Canada and the United States. It is sometimes called dark green bulsedge, black bulrush, or green bulrush.
Scirpus atrovirens grows in a wide variety of wetland habitats, typically in sunny areas rather than shady. It can be found in wet meadows and shrubby thickets, openings in swamps, marshes, shorelines, as well as roadside ditches.{{r|miflora}} The plant can grow up to five feet tall, and thrives in hardiness zones 3–9.{{Cite web|title=Scirpus atrovirens - Plant Finder|url=http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=279727|access-date=2021-04-08|website=www.missouribotanicalgarden.org}}
It is closely related to Scirpus hattorianus and Scirpus georgianus, with mature fruits necessary for accurate identification.{{r|miflora}}
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{{Michigan Flora |genus=Scirpus |species=atrovirens |id=1152 |accessdate=20 January 2020}}
{{cite web |title=Scirpus atrovirens Willd.|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:313222-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |accessdate=20 January 2020}}
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Category:Flora of Northern America
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