River Bulrush

Bolboschoenus fluviatilis (Torr.) Soják - Sedge family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Brown

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on River Bulrush: Bactra maiorina

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.