Scirpus hattorianus, also known as Mosquito Bulrush or Early Dark-Green Bulrush, is a perennial native to Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Fortunately, it is named because its flowers resemble a mosquito (and because its habitat is sometimes mosquito-rich), not because it attracts mosquitoes. It is a resident of wet to seasonally wet habitats in full sun to dappled shade, including shores, marshes, low spots, and wood edges. It reproduces from July to September with a loose spray of flowers. Sometimes buds will sprout on the flower clusters late in the season, making a bright green and russet fireworks display. Reaches 2-5 ft. in height.
 
Bulrushes are the host plants for a variety of moth caterpillars, grasshoppers, and other insects. Birds, particularly wetland species, also eat the seed heads. This is a great texture plant for a rain garden, pond edge, or in seasonally wet areas.