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Bolboschoenus fluviatilis (Torrey) Soják. Common name: River Bulrush. Phenology: Jun-Jul; Jul-Aug. Habitat: Freshwater tidal marshes, river marshes, marl marshes. Distribution: NB west to SK, BC (Vancouver Island) and WA, south to VA, WV (Vanderhorst et al. 2013), KY, TN, n. AL (Barger et al. 2012), s. AL (where probably not native), OH, IN, KS, AZ, and CA; Asia; Australia and New Zealand.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA23, Il, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, POWO, Tn, Va; = Schoenoplectus fluviatilis (Torr.) M.T.Strong — K4, Pa, Strong (1994); = Scirpus fluviatilis (Torr.) A.Gray — C, F, G, GrPl, Tat. Basionym: Scirpus maritimus L. var. fluviatilis Torr. 1836

Links to other floras: = Bolboschoenus fluviatilis - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (name change)
  • Great Plains: OBL (name change)
  • Midwest: OBL (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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