About Scirpus sylvaticus L.
Scirpus sylvaticus, commonly known as wood clubrush, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It is a perennial herb that grows from a rhizome system with associated tubers. This species can reach 1 meter in height and has triangular stems. It is widespread across Eurasia, and is very common in the European part of Russia and Southern Siberia. It is most often a coastal species, occurring in wet habitats including brackish and saltwater marshes, swamps, banks of water bodies, marshy forests, and wet meadows. This plant is an important food source for waterfowl, and its seeds are eaten by birds and other animals such as muskrats.
