J20160521-0002—Schoenoplectus acutus var occidentalis—RPBG

Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis—tule. At one time tule covered large areas of California. It leaves its legacy in place names like the city and county of Tulare in the Great Valley and Tule Lake in the northeast part of the state. Tule grows at the edge of streams, lakes, and throughout marshes. It spreads rapidly by rhizomes. The plant the provided the material for this photo grows at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA

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