Bulrush (Eleocharis melanostachys)
Description
Bulrushes is the vernacular name, tules is a local moniker, and buggy whips is slang for several large wetland grass-like plants in the sedge family (Cyperaceae). The name is particularly applied to several sedge family genera:
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Poales
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Family: Cyperaceae
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Genus: Eleocharis
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