Schoenoplectus

Schoenoplectus (Club-rush [Old World species], Bulrush or Tule [New World species]) is a genus of about 80 species of sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus Typha. The genus Schoenoplectus is closely related to Scirpus, and included in it by some botanists.

Selected species

• Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex J.M.Bigelow) Á.Löve & D.Löve – Tule (North America)
• Schoenoplectus americanus (Pers.) Volkart ex Schinz & R. Keller – Chairmaker's Bulrush, Olney's Bulrush
• Schoenoplectus californicus (C.A.Mey.) Steud. – California Bulrush, Giant Bulrush (Americas)
  • Schoenoplectus californicus ssp. tatora – Totora (Andes)
• Schoenoplectus heterochaetus – Slender Bulrush (North America)
• Schoenoplectus hudsonianus – Alpine Deergrass
• Schoenoplectus lacustris – Common Club-rush, Bulrush (Europe, Asia, Africa)
• Schoenoplectus maritimus
• Schoenoplectus mucronatus (Asia, Australia, Europe)
• Schoenoplectus pungens – Sharp Club-rush, Three-square Bulrush (Cosmopolitan)
• Schoenoplectus saximontanus
• Schoenoplectus subterminalis
• Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

External links

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Data related to Schoenoplectus at Wikispecies