Cyperaceae
Sturdy bulrush
Bolboschoenus robustus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Bolboschoenus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sturdy bulrush, Leafy three-cornered sedge, Stout bulrush
Synonyms
- Bolboschoenus robustus var. capitatus Tatanov
- Schoenoplectus robustus (Pursh) M.T.Strong
- Scirpus maritimus var. macrostachyus Michx.
- Scirpus maritimus var. robustus (Pursh) Kük.
- Scirpus robustus Pursh
- Scirpus robustus f. protrusus Fernald
- Scirpus robustus var. compactus Burtt Davy
Flowers
- Flower colour
- red (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.