Genus: Schoenoplectus — bulrush

The achene length in the key does not include the style beak, so measure the two separately. Reference: Smith (2002).

Family

Cyperaceae (sedge family)

This genus’s species in New England

• Schoenoplectus acutus
• Schoenoplectus americanus
• Schoenoplectus etuberculatus
• Schoenoplectus hallii
• Schoenoplectus heterochaetus
• Schoenoplectus pungens
• Schoenoplectus purshianus
• Schoenoplectus smithii
• Schoenoplectus subterminalis
• Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
• Schoenoplectus torreyi

Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key

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