Scirpus atrovirens is a common sight in eastern North America, found along streams, lakes, ponds, wet ditches, marshes, or swamps. This native perennial sedge can grow in a wide variety of habitats, simply preferring sunny locations over shade. This is a tall plant, growing upwards of 3 to 5 feet, with delicate seed heads rising stiffly above leaf blades. They gently sway in the breeze, reminiscent of small brown pom-poms clustered together at the tip of individual spikelets. Their root systems are fibrous and rhizomatous and can handle many types of soil — as long as they have water. Scirpus atrovirens are very beneficial to various invertebrate and vertebrate species, such as grasshoppers, katydids, various moths, ducks, and rails, as a food source.abundant pollinators, and habitat for various species.