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Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla
cosmopolitan bulrush



General Information
Symbol: BOMA7
Group: Monocot
Family: Cyperaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status: AK   N
CAN   I,N
HI   N
L48   N,N?
SPM   I,N
Schoenoplectus maritimus
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Native Status:
lower 48 status L48    Alaska status AK    Hawaii status HI    Puerto Rico status PR    Virgin Islands status VI    Navassa Island NAV    Canada status CAN    Greenland status GL    Saint Pierre and Michelon status SPM    North America NA   

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

Gary Larson. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 334. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 333. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Synonyms

Symbol Scientific Name
BOMAP Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla ssp. paludosus (A. Nelson) Á. Löve & D. Löve, nom. illeg.
BOMAP2 Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla var. paludosus (A. Nelson) Dorn
BOPA7 Bolboschoenus paludosus (A. Nelson) Soó
SCMA8 Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye
SCFE4 Scirpus fernaldii E.P. Bicknell
SCMA Scirpus maritimus L.
SCMAF Scirpus maritimus L. var. fernaldii (E.P. Bicknell) Beetle
SCMAP Scirpus maritimus L. var. paludosus (A. Nelson) Kük.
SCPA14 Scirpus pacificus Britton
SCPA4 Scirpus paludosus A. Nelson
SCPAA4 Scirpus paludosus A. Nelson var. atlanticus Fernald

Classification

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Rank Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus Bolboschoenus (Asch.) Palla – bulrush
Species Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla – cosmopolitan bulrush

Subordinate Taxa

The Plants Database includes the following 2 subspecies of Bolboschoenus maritimus . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Connecticut
Scirpus paludosus var. atlanticus
bayonet grass
Special Concern
Illinois
Scirpus paludosus
alkali bulrush
Endangered
New Jersey
Scirpus maritimus
saltmarsh bulrush
Endangered
New York
Scirpus maritimus
seaside bulrush
Endangered
Rhode Island
Scirpus maritimus
saltmarsh bulrush
Special Concern

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Synonyms

SCMA8  Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye

Top Level Regions
Hawaii OBL
North America
Northcentral & Northeast OBL
Arid West OBL
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast OBL
Midwest OBL
Alaska OBL
Great Plains OBL
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain OBL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont OBL

Wildlife

Food

Source Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds

Cover

Source Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds

Description of Values

Value Class Food Cover

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