✿Cyperaceae · Schoenoplectus
Rock Bulrush
Schoenoplectus juncoides
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Schoenoplectus juncoides
- Genus
- Schoenoplectus
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Assam, Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Cyperaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish“Kaluha's flowers are small spikes with a brown or greenish color.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- AchenerecordedA small, dry, single-seeded fruit that does not split open.“The fruiting body, an achene, is considered a dry fruit that does not open at maturity to release seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rock Bulrush itself; the rest are typical of the Cyperaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Rock Bulrush
Rock bulrush (Schoenoplectus juncoides) is a herb in the Cyperaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and 2 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Botanical family
Cyperaceae
Sedge family
Rock Bulrush belongs to the Cyperaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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