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''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the
sedges The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' wit ...
with a
cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 181, 水葱属 shui cong shu, ''Schoenoplectus'' (Reichenbach) Palla, Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien. 38 (Sitzungsber.): 49. 1888.
/ref> Note that the name
bulrush Bulrush is a vernacular name for several large wetland grass-like plants *Sedge family (Cyperaceae): **''Cyperus'' **''Scirpus'' **'' Blysmus'' **''Bolboschoenus'' **''Scirpoides'' **''Isolepis'' **''Schoenoplectus'' **''Trichophorum'' *Typhacea ...
is also applied to species in the unrelated genus ''
Typha ''Typha'' is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae. These plants have a variety of common names, in British English as bulrush or reedmace, in American English as reed, cattail, or punks, in A ...
'' as well as to other sedges. The genus ''Schoenoplectus'' was formerly considered part of ''
Scirpus ''Scirpus'' is a genus of grass-like species in the sedge family Cyperaceae many with the common names club-rush, wood club-rush or bulrush (see also bulrush for other plant genera so-named). They mostly inhabit wetlands and damp locations. Taxo ...
'', but recent phylogenetic data shows that they are not closely related.


Species

Species accepted: *''
Schoenoplectus acutus ''Schoenoplectus acutus'' ( syn. ''Scirpus acutus, Schoenoplectus lacustris, Scirpus lacustris'' subsp. ''acutus''), called tule , common tule, hardstem tule, tule rush, hardstem bulrush, or viscid bulrush, is a giant species of sedge in the pl ...
'' ( Muhl. ex J.M.Bigelow) Á.Löve & D.Löve – Tule – Canada, much of the United States; northern and central Mexico as far south as Michoacán; Clipperton Island. *''
Schoenoplectus americanus ''Schoenoplectus americanus'' ( syn. ''Scirpus americanus'') is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names chairmaker's bulrush and Olney's three-square bulrush. It is native to the Americas, where it is known fro ...
'' (Pers.) Volkart ex Schinz & R. Keller – Chairmaker's bulrush, Olney's bulrush – Much of Western Hemisphere from Alaska to Argentina including West Indies; also New Zealand *''
Schoenoplectus annamicus ''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus ''Typha'' as well ...
'' (Raymond) T.Koyama – Vietnam *''
Schoenoplectus californicus ''Schoeneoplectus californicus'' is a species of sedge known by the common names California bulrush, southern bulrush and giant bulrush. It is also sometimes called "tule", but the closely related ''Schoenoplectus acutus'' is the species most oft ...
'' ( C.A.Mey.)
Steud. Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel (30 May 1783 – 12 May 1856) was a German physician and an authority on grasses. Biography Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel was born at Esslingen am Neckar in Baden-Württemberg. He was educated at the University of Tübi ...
– California bulrush, giant bulrush (Americas) – southern United States; California, Oregon; West Indies; Latin America from Mexico to Chile and Argentina; Falkland Islands; Easter Island * ''Schoenoplectus'' × ''carinatus'' (Sm.) Palla – Great Britain, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Central Asia, Himalayas (hybrid ''S. lacustris'' × ''S. triqueter'') *''
Schoenoplectus confusus ''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus '' Typha'' as wel ...
'' (N.E.Br.) Lye – eastern and southern Africa * ''Schoenoplectus'' × ''contortus'' (Eames) S.G.Sm. – widely scattered locations in United States (hybrid ''S. americanus'' × ''S. pungens'') *''
Schoenoplectus corymbosus ''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus ''Typha'' as well ...
'' (Roth ex Roem. & Schult.) J.Raynal in B.Peyre de Fabregues & J.P.Lebrun – widespread across much of Africa; Spain, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, India, Pakistan *''
Schoenoplectus decipiens ''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus ''Typha'' as well ...
'' (Nees) J.Raynal – southern Africa *''
Schoenoplectus deltarum ''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus ''Typha'' as well ...
'' (Schuyler) Soják – widely scattered locations in southern and central United States *''
Schoenoplectus ehrenbergii ''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus ''Typha'' as well ...
'' (Boeckeler) Soják – European Russia, Gansu, Hebei, Ningxia, Shandong, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan *''
Schoenoplectus etuberculatus ''Schoenoplectus etuberculatus'', common name Canby's bulrush, is a plant species native to the United States. It is reported from every state on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts from eastern Texas to Delaware, plus isolated populations in Rhode Isla ...
'' (Steud.) Soják – southeastern United States from Delaware to Texas – isolated populations in Missouri and Rhode Island *''
Schoenoplectus halophilus ''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus ''Typha'' as well ...
'' Papch. & Laktionov – southern European Russia *''
Schoenoplectus heptangularis ''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus ''Typha'' as well ...
'' Cabezas & Jim.Mejías – Bioko *''
Schoenoplectus heterochaetus ''Schoenoplectus heterochaetus'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common name slender bulrush. It is native to North America, where it can be found in scattered locations in Canada and the United States. ''Schoen ...
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– Slender bulrush – Canada; northern and central United States, California * ''Schoenoplectus'' × ''kuekenthalianus'' (Junge) D.H.Kent – Great Britain; Ontario, Quebec, Oregon, Minnesota, New York, Vermont (hybrid ''S. tabernaemontana'' × ''S. triqueter'') *''
Schoenoplectus lacustris ''Schoenoplectus lacustris'', the lakeshore bulrush or common club-rush, is a species of club-rush (genus ''Schoenoplectus'') that grows in fresh water across Europe and some neighbouring areas. Description ''Schoenoplectus lacustris'' grows up ...
'' – Common club-rush, bulrush – Europe and Asia from Portugal to Sakhalin; North Africa; southern Africa; Eritrea, Yemen *''
Schoenoplectus litoralis ''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the Cyperaceae, sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus ...
'' (Schrad.) Palla – central and southern Europe; northern and central Africa; Comoros; Madagascar; southern Asia from Turkey and Saudi Arabia to China *''
Schoenoplectus monocephalus ''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus '' Typha'' as wel ...
'' (J.Q.He) S.Yun Liang & S.R.Zhang – Anhui region of China *''
Schoenoplectus muricinux ''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus '' Typha'' as wel ...
'' (C.B.Clarke) J.Raynal – central and southern Africa *''
Schoenoplectus muriculatus ''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus '' Typha'' as wel ...
'' (Kük.) Browning – southern Africa *''
Schoenoplectus nipponicus ''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the Cyperaceae, sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus ...
'' (Makino) Soják – Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russian Far East * ''Schoenoplectus'' × ''oblongus'' (T.Koyama) Soják – widely scattered locations in United States and Canada (hybrid ''S. acutus'' × ''S. tabernaemontani'') *''
Schoenoplectus paludicola ''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus '' Typha'' as wel ...
'' (Kunth) Palla – South Africa *'' Schoenoplectus pulchellus'' (Kunth) J.Raynal – Lesotho, South Africa *''
Schoenoplectus pungens ''Schoenoplectus pungens'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known as common threesquare, common three-square bulrush and sharp club-rush. It is a herbaceous emergent plant that is widespread across much of North and South Am ...
'' – Sharp club-rush, three-square bulrush – widespread across North and South America, central Europe, Australia, New Zealand; apparently absent from Asia and Africa *''
Schoenoplectus rhodesicus ''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus '' Typha'' as wel ...
'' (Podlech) Lye – Zaire, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe *'' Schoenoplectus scirpoides'' (Schrad.) Browning – eastern and southern Africa * ''Schoenoplectus'' × ''steinmetzii'' (Fernald) S.G.Sm. – Maine and Wisconsin (hybrid ''S. heterochaetus'' × ''S. tabernaemontani'') *''
Schoenoplectus subterminalis ''Schoenoplectus subterminalis'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names water bulrush, water club-rush, and swaying bulrush. It is native to North America, where it is known from many parts of the Canada a ...
'' (Torr.) Soják – eastern and western US and Canada, though mostly absent in central regions *''
Schoenoplectus subulatus ''Schoenoplectus'' (club-rush ld World species bulrush or tule ew World species is a genus of plants in the sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution. Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus '' Typha'' as wel ...
'' (Vahl) Lye – scattered distribution across Africa, Asia, Australia, and some Pacific Island *''
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani ''Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani'' ( syn. ''Scirpus validus'') is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names softstem bulrush, grey club-rush, and great bulrush. It can be found throughout much of the world; it ha ...
'' (C.C.Gmel.) Palla – virtually cosmopolitan *''
Schoenoplectus torreyi Schoenoplectus torreyi, common name Torrey bulrush or Torrey's bulrush, is a species of Schoenoplectus found in North America. Conservation status in the United States It is listed as endangered and extirpated in Maryland, as endangered in Indi ...
'' (Olney) Palla – eastern Canada, northeastern United States *'' Schoenoplectus triqueter'' (L.) Palla – Europe, Asia and North Africa from Ireland and Canary Islands to Japan; naturalized in Oregon and Washington


References

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