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Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla

Sea Club-Rush

Cyperaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Genus: Bolboschoenus (Purua Grass)

Synonyms

Bolboschoenus maritimus
Bolboschoenus compactus
Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. compactus
Schoenoplectus maritimus
Scirpus compactus
Scirpus maritimus
Scirpus tuberosus

Related species

Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla - Sea Club-Rush
Bolboschoenus planiculmis (F. W. Schmidt) T. V. Egorova - Purua Grass
Bolboschoenus laticarpus Marhold & al. - Purua Grass
Bolboschoenus yagara (Ohwi) A. E. Kozhevn. - Purua Grass

Traits


    30&#8211;120&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> several spikes arranged in a simple, occasionally capitate anthela, with <b>1&#8211;2 lateral branches</b>; <span class="v1">lateral branches:</span> <ba><b>up to 2&#8209;times as long as the spikelet...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Bolboschoenus maritimus

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The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Bolboschoenus maritimus

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Bolboschoenus maritimus

Bolboschoenus maritimus

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • waters, riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds

  • in nutritious, wet, often saline habitats

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