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Blysmus rufus

Chestnut Sedge, Red Bulrush
Other regional names: Red Clubrush +2 more
  • Red Clubrush
  • Salt Marsh Flat Sedge
  • Saltmarsh Flat Sedge
Also known as: Blysmopsis rufa (Huds.) Oteng-Yeb. +15 more
  • Blysmopsis rufa (Huds.) Oteng-Yeb.
  • Blysmus exilis (Printz) N.A.Ivanova
  • Blysmus exilis (Printz) N.R.Ivanov
  • Blysmus rufus subsp. exilis Printz
  • Blysmus rufus var. balticus Rchb.
  • Blysmus rufus var. bifolius (Wallr.) Nyman
  • Chaetospora rufa (Huds.) Gray
  • Nomochloa rufa (Huds.) Beetle
  • Nomochloa rufa var. neogaea (Fernald) Beetle
  • Schoenus brunneus Sol. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Schoenus rufus Huds.
  • Schoenus rufus var. major Hartm.
  • Scirpus bifolius Wallr.
  • Scirpus littoralis Flüggé ex Rchb.
  • Scirpus rufus (Huds.) Schrad.
  • Scirpus rufus f. balticus (Fr.) Nilsson
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Blysmus rufus (commonly known as Chestnut Sedge or Red Bulrush) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Europe, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Altay, Baltic States, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Manchuria, Manitoba, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Poland, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon

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