Genus Schoenoplectus (Rchb.) Palla


Summary
Genus number:
10906
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Fuireneae
Common name(s):

bulrush
Accession count:

123 (105  active, 76  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons.) against the heterotypic synonyms (Madrid ICN Art. 14.4 & App. III) Heleophylax P. Beauv. ex T. Lestib., nom. rej. & Elytrospermum C. A. Mey., nom. rej.


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References:
  1. Raynal, J. 1976. Notes cyperologiques: 25. Le genre Schoenoplectus: 1. Sur quelques especes sud-africaines. Adansonia 15:537-542. Note: accepts
  2. Smith, S. G. 1995. New combinations in North American Schoenoplectus, Bolboschoenus, Isolepis, and Trichophorum (Cyperaceae). Novon 5:97-102. Note: accepts
  3. Wilson, K. L. 1981. A synopsis of the genus Scirpus (Cyperaceae) in Australia. Telopea 2:157. Note: accepts
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/taxonomygenus?id=10906. Accessed 15 April 2026.