Bolboschoenus fluviatilis (Torr.) Soják

River Bulrush

Synonyms: Schoenoplectus fluviatilis, Scirpus fluviatilis, Scirpus maritimus var. fluviatilis

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Cyperaceae

Genus: Bolboschoenus

Species: Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
MA - State Watch List

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: OBL

PHOTOS OF Bolboschoenus fluviatilis