Taxon: Schoenoplectus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Soják

Summary

Genus:

Schoenoplectus

Family:

Cyperaceae

Subfamily:

Cyperoideae

Tribe:

Fuireneae

Nomen number:

409604

Place of publication:

Čas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Přír. 140:127. 1972

Verified:

03/26/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

6 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Elytrospermum californicum C. A. Mey.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol. Note: = Scirpus californicus
Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
Guaglione, E. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Kahn, F. et al. 1993. Las plantas vasculares en las aguas continentales del Peru IFEA, Lima, Peru. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
Macía, M. J. & H. Balslev. 2000. Use and management of totora (Schoenoplectus californicus, Cyperaceae) in Ecuador. Econ. Bot. 54:82-89.
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
Silveira, T. C. L. et al. 2011. Schoenoplectus californicus. Junco. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Sul 282-290.
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	California bulrush		1	Guaglione, E. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
English	giant bulrush	as Scirpus californicus	1	Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol. Note: = Scirpus californicus
English	southern bulrush		1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Portuguese	junco		2	Guaglione, E. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Spanish	junco		2	Guaglione, E. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Spanish	totora		2	Macía, M. J. & H. Balslev. 2000. Use and management of totora (Schoenoplectus californicus, Cyperaceae) in Ecuador. Econ. Bot. 54:82-89.
Spanish	tule	as Scirpus californicus	2	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
Spanish	tulecillo	as Scirpus californicus	2	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California Sur		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=2194	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil		s.?
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina			Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile		incl. Easter Island
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay			Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru			Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand			Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
4	Naturalized	Pacific	North-Central Pacific	United States	Hawaii	natzd.?	Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
4	Naturalized	Pacific	South-Central Pacific	Cook Islands			Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas, Oklahoma]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=2194), Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (s.), Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (s.), California, Nevada]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California Sur, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, San Luis Potosí]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Puebla, Querétaro]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
BRAZIL: Brazil (s.?)
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile (incl. Easter Island), Paraguay, Uruguay

Naturalized
Australasia

NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Pacific

NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii (natzd.?)]
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Cook Islands

Reference(s)

Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	erosion control	Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Environmental	erosion control	Silveira, T. C. L. et al. 2011. Schoenoplectus californicus. Junco. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Sul 282-290.
Materials	cane	Kahn, F. et al. 1993. Las plantas vasculares en las aguas continentales del Peru IFEA, Lima, Peru. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
Materials	cane	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Scirpus californicus (C. A. Mey.) Steud.
Materials	cane	Silveira, T. C. L. et al. 2011. Schoenoplectus californicus. Junco. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Sul 282-290.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=409604. Accessed 15 April 2026.