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Tuberous Bulrush

Bolboschoenus

Also called Bulrush, Purua Grass, Club Rush, Clubrushes

Tuberous Bulrush
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 11:42, 16 September 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass, Bulb

About

Bolboschoenus is a genus of plants in the sedge family, of nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Epipaleolithic and Neolithic peoples used ground root tubers of these plants to make the first breads.

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Other Bolboschoenus plants

Caldwell's Clubrush · Tuberous Bulrush · Sea Club-Rush · Marsh Club Rush · New England Bulrush · Flat Stalk Bulrush · Sturdy bulrush · Bolboschoenus yagara · Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bolboschoenus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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