Species

Bolboschoenus yagara (Ohwi) A. E. Kozhevn.

Purua Grass

Cyperaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Genus: Bolboschoenus (Purua Grass)

Synonyms

Bolboschoenus yagara
Scirpus yagara

Related species

Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla - Sea Club-Rush
Bolboschoenus planiculmis (F. W. Schmidt) T. V. Egorova - Purua Grass
Bolboschoenus laticarpus Marhold & al. - Purua Grass
Bolboschoenus yagara (Ohwi) A. E. Kozhevn. - Purua Grass

Traits


    80&#8211;160&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> several spikes arranged in a simple, occasionally capitate anthela, with <b>2&#8211;15 lateral branches</b>; <span class="v1">lateral branches:</span> <ba><b>more than 2&#8209;times as long as the spi...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Bolboschoenus yagara

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The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Bolboschoenus yagara

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Bolboschoenus yagara

Bolboschoenus yagara

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds

  • in moist to wet habitats

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