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Taxonomic Details for Bolboschoenus robustus

Systematic Resumé:
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridaeplantae
InfrakingdomStreptophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
InfradivisionAngiospermae
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusBolboschoenus
SpeciesBolboschoenus robustus
Common Name: sturdy bulrush
Synonym(s): Scirpus robustus
Authority: (Pursh) Soják
ITIS TSN: 507757   (click on the taxonomic serial number to view the ITIS web page)
Habitats: Salinity Zone: Brackish water, Salinity Zone: Marine
GCE Contact: Steven C. Pennings, University of Houston, Houston, Texas

GCE Data Sets:

PLT-GCEM-2411b (Fall 2024 plant monitoring survey -- biomass calculated from shoot height and flowering status of plants in permanent plots at GCE sampling sites 1-10)

PLT-GCEM-2411a (Fall 2024 plant monitoring survey -- shoot height and flowering status of plants in permanent plots at GCE sampling sites 1-10)

PLT-GCEM-2311b (Fall 2023 plant monitoring survey -- biomass calculated from shoot height and flowering status of plants in permanent plots at GCE sampling sites 1-10)

PLT-GCEM-2311c (GCE-LTER Altamaha River Plant Community Monitoring Survey in October 2023)

PLT-GCEM-2311a (Fall 2023 plant monitoring survey -- shoot height and flowering status of plants in permanent plots at GCE sampling sites 1-10)

(view all 69 relevant data sets in the GCE Data Catalog)

Scirpus robustus
Common along intra-coastal waterway around site GCE 9

Scirpus robustus
B. robustus has large seed heads located about 3/4 of the way up the leaf, which branches into multiple leaves just below the seed heads.

LTER
NSF

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grants OCE-9982133, OCE-0620959, OCE-1237140, OCE-1832178 and OCE-2425396. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.