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Bog BulrushSchoenoplectiella mucronata

Also known as Rice-Field Bulrush · Ricefield Bulrush · Rough-Seed Bulrush

Schoenoplectiella mucronata is an Old World wetland sedge characterized by its distinctive triangular stems. It thrives in marshes, ditches, and rice fields, producing.

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Bog Bulrush Names & Synonyms

Common names and botanical synonyms

Common Names

  • Bog Bulrush
  • Rice-Field Bulrush
  • Ricefield Bulrush
  • Rough-Seed Bulrush
  • Rough-Seed Clubrush
  • Roughseed Bulrush

Synonyms

  • Heleophylax mucronatus (L.) Schinz & Thell.
  • Hymenochaeta preslii (A.Dietr.) Nakai
  • Isolepis mucronata (L.) Fourr.
  • Schoenoplectus javanus (Nees) Palla
  • Schoenoplectus mucronatus (L.) Palla
  • Scirpus abactus Ohwi
  • Scirpus cognatus Hance
  • Scirpus javanus Nees
  • Scirpus mauritanicus Steud.
  • Scirpus mucronatus L.
  • Scirpus muticus D.Don
  • Scirpus preslii A.Dietr.
  • Scirpus sundanus Miq.
  • Scirpus tricarinatus Pers.

Bog Bulrush Taxonomy

Botanical classification

Taxonomic classification of Bog Bulrush
RankName
kingdomPlantae
divisionTracheophyta
classLiliopsida
orderPoales
familyCyperaceae
genusSchoenoplectiella
speciesSchoenoplectiella mucronata