Scientific or common name:

Bolboschoenus glaucus (Lam.) S.G. Sm.

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CYPERACEAE - Sedge family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Bolboschoenus glaucus (Lam.) S.G. Sm.
Nomencl. ref.: Novon 5: 101 (1995)
Rank: species
See: ► Schoenoplectus glaucus (Lam.) Kartesz

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Common names

U.S. name: Tuberous bulrush
Italian name: Lisca glauca

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Grown habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Schoenoplectus glaucus (Lam.) Kartesz
= Scirpus glaucus Lam.
= Scirpus maritimus L. var. tuberosus auct. non (Desf.) Roem. & Schult.
= Scirpus tuberosus auct. non Desf.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Bolboschoenus
Species:

1) Bolboschoenus fluviatilis (Torr.) Soják 2) Bolboschoenus glaucus (Lam.) S.G. Sm. 3) Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla 4) Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla ssp. fluviatilis (Torr.) A. Löve & D. Löve 5) Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla ssp. paludosus (A. Nelson) A. Löve & D. Löve 6) Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla var. paludosus (A. Nelson) Dorn 7) Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla var. polyphyllus (Boeckeler) Dorn 8) Bolboschoenus novae-angliae (Britton) S.G. Sm. 9) Bolboschoenus paludosus (A. Nelson) Soó 10) Bolboschoenus robustus (Pursh) Soják

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (CA, ID, NJ, NY, OR)


Map for Bolboschoenus glaucus (Lam.) S.G. Sm.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Cyperaceae)
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1) Abildgaardia (sedge) 2) Amphiscirpus (bulrush) 3) Baeothryon (bulrush) 4) Blysmopsis (bulrush) 5) Blysmus (bulrush) 6) Bolboschoenus (bulrush) 7) Bulbostylis (hairsedge) 8) Carex (sedge) 9) Chaetocyperus (spikerush) 10) Cladium (sawgrass) 11) Cymophyllus 12) Cyperus (flatsedge) 13) Dichromena (beaksedge) 14) Dulichium 15) Eleocharis (spikerush) 16) Elyna (bog sedge) 17) Eriophorum (cottongrass) 18) Fimbristylis (fimbry) 19) Fuirena (umbrella-sedge) 20) Gahnia (sawsedge) 21) Heleocharis (spikerush) 22) Hemicarpha (halfchaff sedge) 23) Holoschoenus (bulrush) 24) Hymenochaeta (bulrush) 25) Hypolytrum 26) Isolepis (bulrush) 27) Juncellus (flatsedge) 28) Kobresia (bog sedge) 29) Kyllinga (spikesedge) 30) Lagenocarpus 31) Lepironia 32) Leucocoma (bulrush) 33) Lipocarpha (halfchaff sedge) 34) Machaerina (twigrush) 35) Mapania 36) Mariscus (sawgrass) 37) Morelotia 38) Oncostylis (hairsedge) 39) Oreobolus 40) Oxycaryum (bulrush) 41) Psilocarya (beaksedge) 42) Pycreus (flatsedge) 43) Remirea (beachstar) 44) Rhynchospora (beaksedge) 45) Schoenoplectus (bulrush) 46) Schoenus (bogrush) 47) Scirpodendron 48) Scirpoides (bulrush) 49) Scirpus (bulrush) 50) Scleria (nutrush) 51) Stenophyllus (hairsedge) 52) Torulinium (flatsedge) 53) Trichophorum (bulrush) 54) Trichophyllum (spikerush) 55) Uncinia (birdcatching sedge) 56) Websteria (algal bulrush)

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Common names (Bolboschoenus)
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1) Common threesquare (Bolboschoenus maritimus var. polyphyllus) 2) Cosmopolitan bulrush (Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. paludosus) 3) New England bulrush (Bolboschoenus novae-angliae) 4) River bulrush (Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. fluviatilis) 5) Sturdy bulrush (Bolboschoenus robustus) 6) Tuberous bulrush (Bolboschoenus glaucus)

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More species:
1) Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla [575]
2) Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla ssp. fluviatilis (Torr.) A. Löve & D. Löve [99]
3) Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla ssp. paludosus (A. Nelson) A. Löve & D. Löve [142]
4) Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla var. polyphyllus (Boeckeler) Dorn [78]
5) Boltonia asteroides (L.) L'Hér. [400]
6) Bombax ceiba L. [1715]
7) Bonamia abdita (Myint) R.W. Long [94]
8) Borago officinalis L. [2158]
9) Borreria densiflora DC. [185]
10) Borya distichophylla Nutt. [172]

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