Bolboschoenus maritimus

Bolboschoenus maritimus is a species of flowering plant from family Cyperaceae. Common names for this species include sea clubrush, cosmopolitan bulrush, alkali bulrush, saltmarsh bulrush, and bayonet grass. It is found in seaside wetland habitats over much of the world. It is widespread across much of temperate and subtropical Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and various islands.[1][2][3][4]

Sea clubrush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Bolboschoenus
Species:
B. maritimus
Binomial name
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Scirpus maritimus L.
    • Reigera maritima (L.) Opiz
    • Schoenoplectus maritimus (L.) Lye
    • Scirpus macrostachyos Lam.
    • Scirpus compactus Hoffm.
    • Scirpus aegyptiacus Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck
    • Scirpus riparius Pers.
    • Scirpus tridentatus Roxb.
    • Scirpus vulgaris Mazziari
    • Scirpus decumanus Willd. ex Kunth
    • Scirpus lucidus Less. ex Kunth
    • Scirpus swampianus Bosc ex Kunth
    • Scirpus salinus Schmidt ex Steud.
    • Schoenus macrostachyus Noë ex Rchb
    • Scirpus megastachyus Steud.
    • Scirpus squarrosulus Steud.
    • Scirpus strobiliferus Steud.
    • Scirpocyperus septentrionalis Montandon
    • Scirpus auronitens Nees & Ehrenb. ex Boeckeler
    • Scirpus laciniatus Nees & Ehrenb. ex Boeckeler
    • Scirpus hyalinolepis Steud. ex Jard
    • Scirpus polyopsis Bubani
    • Bolboschoenus compactus (Hoffm.) Drobow
    • plus many infraspecific names

Habitat

As a halophyte, B. maritimus is usually found in saline habitats, including the northern coast of the North and Baltic Sea, Scandinavia, and in coastal western and southern Europe, as well as inland in northern Poland, Pannonia, and as far east as the Ural Mountains. B. maritimus often dominates in areas with saline, muddy substrates that are rich in minerals with substantial water level fluctuations that typically flood in spring and early summer. However these habitats have grown in economic importance and are used intensively for livestock grazing, which has led to the disappearance of B. maritimus from its historical range, exacerbated by land reclamation, invasive species, and conversion to arable land.[5]

References
  1. "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Bolboschoenus maritimus". Apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  2. "Flora of North America, Vol. 23 Page 40, Bolboschoenus maritimus (Linnaeus) Palla in W. D. J. Koch et al., Syn. Deut. Schweiz. Fl., ed. 3. 3: 2531. 1905". Efloras.org. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  3. "Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 180, 181, 海滨三棱草 hai bin san leng cao, Bolboschoenus maritimus (Linnaeus) Palla in Hallier & Brand, Syn. Deut. Schweiz. Fl., ed. 3. 3: 2531. 1905". Efloras.org. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  4. Altervista Flora Italiana, Lisca marittima, Sea Club Rush, Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla includes photos and a European distribution map
  5. Ljevnaić-Mašić, Branka; Džigurski, Dejana; Nikolić, Ljiljana; Brdar-Jokanović, Milka; Čabilovski, Ranko; Ćirić, Vladimir; Petrović, Aleksandra (2020-06-01). "Assessment of the habitat conditions of a rare and endangered inland saline wetland community with Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla dominance in Southeastern Europe: the effects of physical–chemical water and soil properties". Wetlands Ecology and Management. 28 (3): 421–438. doi:10.1007/s11273-020-09721-4. ISSN 1572-9834. S2CID 214783051.


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