Latin name: Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla ssp.
  paludosus (A. Nelson) T. Koyama
  Pronunciation: bol-bo-SKEE-nus mar-IT-i-mus pal-oo-
  DO-sus

  Common name: Marsh bulrush
  Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge)
  Habitat: Marshes to 7500', South Coast, Channel
  Islands, Transverse and Peninsular Ranges

  Blooming period: Summer
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Bolboschoenus
  2) maritimus
3) paludosus
  Formerly Scirpus maritimus
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