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Cyperaceae

Bulrush

Schoenoplectus subulatus (Vahl) Lye

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Schoenoplectus

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Bulrush: Coast clubrush ( Schoenoplectus subulatus , syn. Scirpus subulatus ); forming a dense monotypic stand in brackish marsh. From Bekasi, West Java , Indonesia .
Photo: Wibowo Djatmiko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
鉆苞水蔥, 钻苞水葱, 羽状刚毛藨草
English
Bulrush
Indonesian
Endong, Penjalinan

Synonyms

  • Malacochaete pectinata (Roxb.) Nees
  • Pterolepis litoralis subsp. subulatus (Vahl) M.R.Almeida
  • Schoenoplectus litoralis subsp. subulatus (Vahl) Soják
  • Schoenoplectus litoralis subsp. subulatus (Vahl) T.Koyama
  • Schoenoplectus litoralis subsp. thermalis (Trab.) S.S.Hooper
  • Schoenoplectus litoralis var. subulatus (Vahl) Chiov.
  • Scirpus litoralis subsp. subulatus (Vahl) Wad.Khan
  • Scirpus litoralis subsp. thermalis (Trab.) Murb.
  • Scirpus litoralis var. subulatus (Vahl) Chiov.
  • Scirpus litoralis var. thermalis Trab.
  • Scirpus pectinatus Roxb.
  • Scirpus subulatus Vahl
  • Scirpus subulatus var. capensis Boeckeler
  • Scirpus wardianus J.R.Drumm.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

Photos

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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.