Plants Profile for Bolboschoenus novae-angliae (New England bulrush)

General Information
Symbol:	BONO
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Cyperaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Graminoid
Native Status:	L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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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.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name	Other Common Names
SCNO5	Schoenoplectus novae-angliae (Britton) M.T. Strong	New England bulrush
SCCY2	Scirpus cylindricus (Torr.) Britton
SCNO3	Scirpus novae-angliae Britton
SCRON	Scirpus robustus Pursh var. novae-angliae (Britton) Beetle
SCSUC	Scirpus subterminalis Torr. var. cylindricus (Torr.) T. Koyama

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 novae-angliae (Britton) S.G. Sm. – New England bulrush

Subordinate Taxa

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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 cylindricus salt marsh bulrush Special Concern
Maine marsh bulrush Possibly Extirpated
New York Scirpus novae-angliae saltmarsh bulrush Endangered

Wetland Status

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Synonyms

SCNO5 Schoenoplectus novae-angliae (Britton) M.T. Strong

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	OBL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	OBL
Northcentral & Northeast	OBL