Bolboschoenus glaucus

Bolboschoenus glaucus
In the Jardín Botánico Dunas del Odiel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Bolboschoenus
Species:
B. glaucus
Binomial name
Bolboschoenus glaucus
(Lam.) S.G.Sm.
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Bolboschoenus macrostachys (Willd.) Grossh.
    • Bolboschoenus maritimus var. macrostachys (Willd.) T.V.Egorova
    • Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. macrostachys (Willd.) Soják
    • Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. tuberosus (Desf.) T.Koyama
    • Bolboschoenus tuberosus (Desf.) Hadac
    • Reigera maritimus var. tuberosus (Desf.) Opiz
    • Scirpus glaucus Lam.
    • Scirpus macrostachys Willd.
    • Scirpus maritimus var. glaucus (Lam.) Nees
    • Scirpus maritimus var. macrostachys (Willd.) Dumort.
    • Scirpus maritimus f. macrostachys (Willd.) Nilsson
    • Scirpus maritimus var. tuberosus (Desf.) Schrad.
    • Scirpus tuberosus Desf.

Bolboschoenus glaucus, the tuberous bulrush, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae.[3] It is native to most of Africa, Madagascar, southern Europe, the Black and Caspian Sea regions, Western and Central Asia, Mongolia, Pakistan, and India, and it has been introduced to the United States and central Europe.[2] A facultative wetland species, it has been assessed as Least Concern.[1] Its nutlets and tubers are edible, and its charred remains appear in large quantities in Near Eastern archaeological sites from the Late Epipalaeolithic to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Ghrabi-Gammar, Z.; Daoud-Bouattour, A.; Ben Saad, S.; Muller, S.; Lansdown, R.V. (2018). "Tuberous Bulrush Bolboschoenus glaucus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T164442A120146703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T164442A120146703.en. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Bolboschoenus glaucus (Lam.) S.G.Sm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b Wollstonecroft, Michèle M.; Hroudová, Zdenka; Hillman, Gordon C.; Fuller, Dorian Q. (2011). "Bolboschoenus glaucus (Lam.) S.G. Smith, a new species in the flora of the ancient Near East". Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 20 (5): 459–470. doi:10.1007/s00334-011-0305-3.