North Carolina Botanical Garden

Plant Index

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Bolboschoenus robustus

Bolboschoenus robustus (Pursh) Soják

saltmarsh bulrush

Image ID: 19642
Image by: Dakar, Jacob
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: BORO5
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Bolboschoenus robustus
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2016-12-30

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: BOLBO
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Bolboschoenus
GENUS AUTHORITY: (Asch.) Palla
GENUS COMMON: Bulrush
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 10-16 species, herbs, cosmopolitan. Muasya et al. (2009) indicate that Bolboschoenus is in a clade with Fimbristylis, Abildgaardia, Bulbostylis, Fuirena, Eleocharis, and other genera not in our flora, and therefore not closely related to (or congeneric with) Schoenoplectus or Scirpus.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Smith in FNA (2002b); Strong (1994)=Z; Goetghebeur in Kubitzki (1998b).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: CYPERA
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Cyperaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Sedge Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 100 genera and 5000 species, mostly herbs, cosmopolitan.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Ball, Reznicek, & Murray in FNA (2002b); Muasya et al. (2009); Tucker (1987); Goetghebeur in Kubitzki (1998b).

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BLOOM TIME: Late May-Jun (-Sep).

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BLOOM COLOR:

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable

FRUITING PERIOD: Late Jun-Sep.

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SOIL MOISTURE: Moist/Wet
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id	Project	Collection date	Collector	Action
410	SOS	2015-07-07	Dakar	View
432	SOS	2015-08-12	Driskill	View
448	SOS	2015-08-18	Driskill	View
453	SOS	2015-08-19	Dakar	View
454	SOS	2015-08-19	Heraty	View
468	SOS	2015-08-26	Maynard	View
569	SOS	2015-10-16	Driskill	View
640	SOS	2016-06-15	Flood	View
659	SOS	2016-07-14	Faucette	View
668	SOS	2016-07-26	Dakar	View
673	SOS	2016-08-03	Dakar	View
677	SOS	2016-08-16	Walker	View
679	SOS	2016-08-17	Dakar	View
687	SOS	2016-08-24	Walker	View
689	SOS	2016-08-24	Dakar	View
693	SOS	2016-08-25	Faucette	View
697	SOS	2016-08-29	Dakar	View
883	SOS	2016-11-15	Faucette	View
921	SOS	2017-07-24	Healy	View
926	SOS	2017-08-07	Dakar	View
927	SOS	2017-08-28	Faucette	View
935	SOS	2017-09-19	Faucette	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: BORO5
USDA Common Name:
Native Status:
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, VT)
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WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Bolboschoenus robustus
COMMON NAME: Saltmarsh Bulrush
SYNONYMY: [= FNA, Va; = Scirpus robustus Pursh - C, F, GW, RAB, S, W, WH3; = Scirpus robustus var. robustus - G; = Schoenoplectus robustus (Pursh) M.T. Strong - K, Z]
PHENOLOGY: Late May-Jun (-Sep); late Jun-Sep.
HABITAT: Brackish marshes.
COMMENTS: Along the coasts, from NS to s. FL, west to TX, and into tropical America; also in CA.
RANGE MAP: Bolboschoenus robustus.png

Key to Map Symbols

ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Cyperaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Sedge Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 100 genera and 5000 species, mostly herbs, cosmopolitan.
REFERENCE: Ball, Reznicek, & Murray in FNA (2002b); Muasya et al. (2009); Tucker (1987); Goetghebeur in Kubitzki (1998b).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Bolboschoenus (Asch.) Palla (Bulrush)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 10-16 species, herbs, cosmopolitan. Muasya et al. (2009) indicate that Bolboschoenus is in a clade with Fimbristylis, Abildgaardia, Bulbostylis, Fuirena, Eleocharis, and other genera not in our flora, and therefore not closely related to (or congeneric with) Schoenoplectus or Scirpus.
REFERENCE: Smith in FNA (2002b); Strong (1994)=Z; Goetghebeur in Kubitzki (1998b).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Bolboschoenus robustus in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Bolboschoenus robustus in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Bolboschoenus robustus in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Bolboschoenus robustus in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Bolboschoenus robustus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Bolboschoenus robustus

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 19642 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 19642 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)