After a thorough review of the best available scientific and commercial information, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the Hall’s bulrush, a flowering plant, does not warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
In 2010, the Service received a petition to list 404 aquatic, riparian riparian
Definition of riparian habitat or riparian areas.
Learn more about riparian and wetland species as threatened or endangered under the ESA. In 2011, the agency found that 374 of the species, including the Hall’s bulrush, warranted additional review.
The Service evaluated the past, present and future threats to the Hall’s bulrush, including habitat destruction and alteration, hybridization and grazing. Despite impacts from these threats, the species is expected to continue to maintain resilient populations throughout its range.
Hall’s bulrush is an annual plant that occurs in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin. It was once found in Georgia, Iowa and Massachusetts.
Hall’s bulrush can be found in wetlands and areas that experience a wide fluctuation of water levels. A persistent seed bank allows the plant to disappear from a site and reappear up to 25 years later if suitable conditions are present.
The notice of the Hall’s bulrush finding appears in the May 11, 2021 Federal Register.
