Bolboschoenus grandispicus
Saltmarsh Bulrush
Bolboschoenus maritimus
(L.) Palla Species
- Botanical name
- Bolboschoenus maritimus
- Also known as
- Alkali Bulrush, Bayonet-Grass, Cosmopolitan Bulrush, Prairie Bulrush, Purua-Grass, Saltmarsh Bulrush, Saltmarsh Club-Rush, Sea Club-Rush, Sea Clubrush
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Bolboschoenus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Saltmarsh Bulrush
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Bolboschoenus maritimus but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Reigera maritima
Schoenoplectus maritimus
Scirpus maritimus
Scirpus maritimus var. genuinus
Others in Bolboschoenus
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