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Cyperaceae

Rocky mountain clubrush

Schoenoplectiella saximontana (Fernald) Lye

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Schoenoplectiella

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Rocky mountain clubrush, Rocky Mountain bulrush
French
Scirpe des Rocheuses

Synonyms

  • Schoenoplectus saximontanus (Fernald) J.Raynal
  • Schoenoplectus supinus subsp. saximontanus (Fernald) Soják
  • Scirpus bergsonii Schuyler
  • Scirpus saximontanus Fernald
  • Scirpus supinus var. saximontanus (Fernald) T.Koyama

Characteristics

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

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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.