Bog bulrush, Rice bulrush
Schoenoplectiella mucronata

Family: Cyperaceae

What it is like

A sedge. The stems are 100 cm long and 2-8 mm wide. It has horizontal rhizomes. The leaves are reduced to a sheath 4-15 cm long. The flowers are in a dense head-like cluster of 4-25 spikelets.

Where it is found

It is a tropical, subtropical and warm temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Australia, Central Asia, East Africa, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, North America, Pacific, SE Asia, South America, Tajikistan, USA, West Papua

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Rhizome, root

How it is grown

It can be grown by seeds or division of old clumps.

Its other names

Local names

Castanhol

Synonyms

Schoenoplectus mucronatus (L.) Palla; Scirpus mucronata L.; and several others