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Cyperaceae

Bog bulrush

Schoenoplectiella mucronata (L.) J.Jung & H.K.Choi

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Schoenoplectiella

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Bog bulrush: Bog bulrush ( Schoenoplectiella mucronata , syn. Scirpus mucronatus ); habits. From Mamasa, West Sulawesi , Indonesia .
Photo: Wibowo Djatmiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (9)
Chinese
水毛花, 三翅水毛花, 台水毛花
Czech
Skřípinec osinkatý
Dutch
Ribbelbies
English
Bog bulrush
French
Schoenoplectus Mucroné, Schoenoplectus Mucroné, Scirpe mucroné, Scirpe à feuilles (ou écailles) mucronées, Souchet mucroné
German
Stachelspitzige Teichsimse
Indonesian
Kumbuh, Kercut, Walini
Spanish
Jonco de Judas
Sundanese
Jajaruman

Synonyms

  • Heleophylax mucronatus (L.) Schinz & Thell.
  • Hymenochaeta preslii (A.Dietr.) Nakai
  • Isolepis mucronata (L.) Fourr.
  • Schoenoplectiella mucronata f. brevisetacea (Horiuchi) Horiuchi
  • Schoenoplectiella mucronata var. ishizawae (Kohno, Iokawa & Daigobo) Hayas.
  • Schoenoplectiella mucronata var. tatarana (Honda) Yashiro
  • Schoenoplectus javanus (Nees) Palla
  • Schoenoplectus mucronatus (L.) Palla
  • Schoenoplectus mucronatus f. brevisetaceus Horiuchi
  • Schoenoplectus mucronatus f. hosoiri Hayas. & H.Ohashi
  • Schoenoplectus mucronatus var. ishizawae Kohno, Iokawa & Daigobo
  • Schoenoplectus mucronatus var. tataranus (Honda) Kohno, Iokawa & Daigobo
  • Scirpus abactus Ohwi
  • Scirpus acutus J.Presl & C.Presl
  • Scirpus cognatus Hance
  • Scirpus glomeratus Scop.
  • Scirpus javanus Nees
  • Scirpus mauritanicus Steud.
  • Scirpus mucronatus L.
  • Scirpus mucronatus var. abactus (Ohwi) Ohwi
  • Scirpus mucronatus var. subleiocarpus Franch. & Sav.
  • Scirpus mucronatus var. tataranus Honda
  • Scirpus muticus D.Don
  • Scirpus mysurensis B.Heyne ex Wall.
  • Scirpus preslii A.Dietr.
  • Scirpus sundanus Miq.
  • Scirpus triangulatus var. trialatus Tang & F.T.Wang
  • Scirpus triangulatus var. tripteris Tang & F.T.Wang
  • Scirpus tricarinatus Pers.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

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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.