[Bulrushes: The Genus Bolboschoenus East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

River Bulrush

Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Synonyms: Schoenoplectus fluviatilis, Scirpus fluviatilis

Flora spike of River Bulrush: Bolboschenus fluviatilis (Synonyms: Schoenoplectus fluviatilis, Scirpus fluviatilis) -- Floral spike of River Bulrush: Bolboschenus fluviatilis (Synonyms: Schoenoplectus fluviatilis, Scirpus fluviatilis)

Two close-up views of floral spikelets of river bulrush as seen at a persistent vernal pond about one mile east of the junction of US 197 and Washington Highway 14 in the eastern Columbia River Gorge.........July 17, 2009.

River Bulrush: Bolboschenus fluviatilis (Synonyms: Schoenoplectus fluviatilis, Scirpus fluviatilis) - River Bulrush: Bolboschenus fluviatilis (Synonyms: Schoenoplectus fluviatilis, Scirpus fluviatilis)

Two views of the inflorescence of river bulrush as seen at a persistent vernal pond about one mile east of the junction of US 197 and Washington Highway 14 in the eastern Columbia River Gorge.........July 17, 2009.

River Bulrush: Bolboschenus fluviatilis (Synonyms: Schoenoplectus fluviatilis, Scirpus fluviatilis) - River Bulrush: Bolboschenus fluviatilis (Synonyms: Schoenoplectus fluviatilis, Scirpus fluviatilis)

Views of the inundated habitat of river bulrush as seen at a persistent vernal pond about one mile east of the junction of US 197 and Washington Highway 14 in the eastern Columbia River Gorge..........July 17, 2009.

Paul Slichter