species
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Bulrush · Alkali bulrush · Cosmopolitan bulrush · Makai sedge
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Bolboschoenus maritimus belongs to the family Cyperaceae, also known as Bulrush, Alkali bulrush, Cosmopolitan bulrush or Makai sedge, native to the UK. It grows in full sun, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in poorly drained or boggy conditions. It tolerates coastal exposure.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Poorly drained, Boggy
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Native
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