A Photographic Guide to Plants of
Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands
Compiled by Gordon Leppig and Andrea Pickart
Release 2.0
April 2018
Cyperaceae
Scientific Name
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Common Name
seacoast bulrush
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
BM
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Bolboschoenus robustus
Common Name
sturdy bulrush
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
N/A
Habitat
BM
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Carex lyngbyei
Common Name
Lyngbye's sedge
Close-up
Status
N, C
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
BM, SM
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Carex obnupta
Common Name
slough sedge
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
SW, FM
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Carex pansa
Common Name
sand-dune sedge
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
SW, DM
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Cyperus eragrostis
Common Name
tall flatsedge
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR
Habitat
FM, SW, BM, DM, R
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Eleocharis macrostachya
Common Name
common spikerush
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
SW, FM
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Eleocharis pachycarpa
Common Name
broad-fruit spikerush
Close-up
Status
E
Occurs
N/A
Habitat
FM
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Eleocharis parvula
Common Name
small spikerush
Close-up
Status
N, C
Occurs
N/A
Habitat
FM
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis
Common Name
hard-stemmed tule
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
FM, BM
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Schoenoplectus americanus
Common Name
bulrush
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
N/A
Habitat
FM, BM
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Schoenoplectus pungens var. longispicatus
Common Name
three-square
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR
Habitat
FM, BM
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Scirpus cernuus
Common Name
low clubrush
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
SW, FM, BM, SM
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Scirpus microcarpus
Common Name
small-fruited bulrush
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
FM, RF
Other
N/A
