| River bulrush | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Bolboschoenus |
| Species: | B. fluviatilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bolboschoenus fluviatilis (Torr.) A. Gray
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Bolboschoenus fluviatilis, the river bulrush, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae.[1] Its range includes Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Canada, the United States, and northeastern Mexico.[2][3] B. fluviatilis and its fruits are important as food sources for waterfowl such as geese, ducks, bitterns, and swans. It also provides cover and nesting sites for these and other species of birds, as well as small mammals. Like other Bolboschoenus species, B. fluviatilis has strong tubers and rhizomes which help to stabilize intertidal habitats by preventing erosion.[4]
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Schoenoplectus fluviatilis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
- ^ Flora of North America, Vol. 23 Page 42, Bolboschoenus fluviatilis (Torrey) Soják, Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 141: 62. 1972.
- ^ Naczi, Robert F. C.; Sheaffer, Scottie L.; Werier, David A.; Zimmerman, Charles J. (2018-09-01). "Geographic distribution, habitat characterization, and conservation status of Bolboschoenus bulrushes (Cyperaceae) in the Hudson River Estuary, USA". Brittonia. 70 (3): 289–305. doi:10.1007/s12228-018-9530-8. ISSN 1938-436X. S2CID 46984700.