Scirpus maritimus, Bolboschenus maritimus, Scirpus tuberosus, Cosmopolitan bulrush, Prairie Rush, Sea Clubrush, אגמון ימי

Scirpus maritimus, Bolboschenus maritimus, Cosmopolitan bulrush,
Prairie Rush, Sea Clubrush, Alkalai bulrush, אגמון ימי


Scientific name:		Scirpus maritimus
Synonym name:		Bolboschenus maritimus, Scirpus tuberosus
Common name:		cosmopolitan bulrush, Prairie Rush, Sea Clubrush, alkalai bulrush)
Hebrew name:		אגמון ימי
Family:		Cyperaceae, גמאיים

Scirpus maritimus, Bolboschenus maritimus, Scirpus tuberosus, Cosmopolitan bulrush, Prairie Rush, Sea Clubrush, Alkalai bulrush, אגמון ימי

_{Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool; Date Picture Taken: July 18, 2009}


Life form:		Helophyte
Leaves:		Alternate, entire, smooth
Flowers:		Brown
Flowering Period:		March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Habitat:		Humid habitats
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה:		Med - Irano-Turanian
Summer shedding:		Perenating

Scirpus maritimus, Bolboschenus maritimus, Scirpus tuberosus, Cosmopolitan bulrush, Prairie Rush, Sea Clubrush, אגמון ימי

_{Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool; Date Picture Taken: July 18, 2009}

Derivation of the botanical name:
Scirpus, the Latin name for "bulrush".
maritimus, maritim, "of the sea"; on the sea-coast

Scirpus maritimus has a triangular stem; the Scirpus sp. Cordgrass stems are round, spongy and hollow.
Most Scirpus maritimus has three rows of leaves, and sheaths with united edges (vs. overlapping sheaths of grasses). Scirpus maritimus inflorescence is an open umbel, cluster of spikelets or solitary spikelet.

Scirpus maritimus, Bolboschenus maritimus, Scirpus tuberosus, Cosmopolitan bulrush, Prairie Rush, Sea Clubrush, אגמון ימי

_{Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool; Date Picture Taken: July 25, 2009}