Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Bolboschoenus maritimus (Linnaeus) Palla subsp. paludosus (A. Nelson) T. Koyama
(Saltmarsh Bulrush)


Family: Cyperaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Scirpus brittonianus Piper
Scirpus campestris Britton
Bolboschoenus maritimus Linnaeus var. paludosus (A. Nelson) T. Koyama
Scirpus paludosus A. Nelson

Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. paludosus has several-flowered spikelets that are spirally arranged. There are many spikelets per culm and there are leaves present. The inflorescence is lateral. Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. paludosus is a perennial with an obvious rhizome and is found immediately at lakeside in moist sand.
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Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. paludosus, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Quemado Lake, Aug. 11, 2009



Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. paludosus, closeup, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Quemado Lake, Aug. 11, 2009



Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. paludosus, closeup of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Quemado Lake, Aug. 11, 2009


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