RPC: River Bulrush

River Bulrush

Scientific Name:	Bolboschoenus fluviatilis Altenative names, synonyms, exist for this plant. See RPC Plant Details and check the refernce websites for additional information.
Synonym:	Scirpus fluviatilis

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Genus species:	Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
Synonym:	Scirpus fluviatilis
Common Name:	River Bulrush
Family Name:	Cyperaceae Annual or perennial herbs, often with triangular stems (culms), the pith usually present; leaves alternate, the blades simple, grasslike (linear with parallel venation), with a tubular sheath usually closed at the apex; flowers (florets) bisexual or unisexual, very small, in spikelets; fruit an achene or nutlet, often triangular or lenticular.
Seed Type:	Angiosperm
Origin: Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology	Introduced Native
Category:	Sedge
Identified by:	M. Becus