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Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye
cosmopolitan bulrush

       
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Photo of Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye
Scirpus maritimus

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye

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Synonyms:
Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye

  BOMA7 Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla
  BOMAP Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla ssp. paludosus (A. Nelson) A. Löve & D. Löve
  BOMAP2 Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla var. paludosus (A. Nelson) Dorn
  BOPA7 Bolboschoenus paludosus (A. Nelson) Soó
  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
 

Distribution:
Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, HI, IA, ID, IL, KS, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 28 species in Schoenoplectus
 

Classification:
Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye

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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 Schoenoplectus (Rchb.) Palla – bulrush
Species Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye – cosmopolitan bulrush
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye

The synonym italicized and indented below 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 Indicator Status:
Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye

Scirpus maritimus:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL NI NI NI NI NI NI NI OBL OBL NI NO OBL
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 521093.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 

Related Web Sites:
Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye

HI-Wetlands at Na Pohaku Hauwahine

ID-USDA NRCS Conservation Plant Releases

KS-Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

NatureServe-Ecological System Comprehensive Report

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey Wetland

The Alkali & Saltmarsh Bulrushes-A Literature Review

UK-Plants For A Future

 
 
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