Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469.  Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Scirpus atrocinctus Fernald Common name(s): black bulrush, blackgirdle bulrush, black-girdled woolgrass, black-girdled woolsedge Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”) [gallery