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Cyperaceae
Bolboschoenus

not marked as a favorite taxon Bolboschoenus robustus (Pursh) Soják. Common name: Saltmarsh Bulrush. Phenology: Late May-Jun (-Sep); late Jun-Sep. Habitat: Brackish marshes; inland in saline glades and marshes. Distribution: Along the coasts, from NS to s. FL, west to TX, and into tropical America; also in CA.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, ETx1, FNA23, Mex, NE, NS, NY, POWO, Va; Scirpus maritimus L. var. macrostachyus Michx.; = n/a — Pa; = Schoenoplectus robustus (Pursh) M.T.Strong — K4, Strong (1994); = Scirpus maritimus L. var. macrostachyus Michx. — Tx; = Scirpus robustus Pursh — Bah, C, F, GW1, RAB, S, S13, Tat, W, WH3; = Scirpus robustus Pursh var. robustus — G. Basionym: Scirpus robustus Pursh 1814 [1813] "Urbasionym:" Scirpus maritimus L. var. macrostachyus Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Bolboschoenus robustus - 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)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Bolboschoenus robustus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Bolboschoenus robustus© Lowell Urbatsch | Original Image ⭷
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image #5 of Bolboschoenus robustus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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