Scirpus setaceus) is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names bristle club-rush[1] and bristleleaf bulrush.

It can be found in other places, including some areas in North America, where it is an introduced species.

It grows in many types of moist and wet habitat, often in coastal regions, and sometimes inland.

It is a perennial herb which forms mats of very thin, grooved, erect or arching stems up to about 20 centimeters tall.

The leaves sheath the stem bases and have short, flat, thick blades.