Scirpus fluviatilis

River bulrush
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Scirpus
Species: S. fluviatilis
Binomial name
Scirpus fluviatilis
(Torr.) A. Gray

Scirpus fluviatilis (syn. Bolboschoenus fluviatilis, Schoenoplectus fluviatilis) is a species of flowering plant in the Cyperaceae family. Its range includes Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Canada, United States, northeastern Mexico.[1][2] Common names include river bulrush.[3]

Habitat

River bulrush can be found in fresh water or brackish water marshes, and in the quiet waters of streams and lakes.

References

  1. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
  2. ↑ Flora of North America, Vol. 23 Page 42, Bolboschoenus fluviatilis (Torrey) Soják, Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 141: 62. 1972.
  3. ↑ "Schoenoplectus fluviatilis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 November 2015.


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