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Sea Club-rush

Bolboschoenus caldwellii

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 16, February 16, March 24, April 23, May 9, June 2, July 1, August 0, September 0, October 6, November 9, December 9.
New Zealand115
Australia78
Canterbury Region41
Victoria32
Manawatu-Wanganui Region27
Queensland16
South Australia15
Wellington Region14
Otago Region7
Waikato Region6

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
Ordergrasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales
FamilySedges · Cyperaceae
GenusClubrushes · Bolboschoenus

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Sea Club-rush with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.