Bulrush vs. Sedge

Bulrushnoun

Any of several wetland plants, mostly in the family Cyperaceae (the sedges):

Bulrushnoun

(Americas) Sedges in the genera Bolboschoenus or Schoenoplectus (formerly considered Scirpus), having clusters of spikelets.

Bulrushnoun

(UK) Cattails or reedmace, in the genus Typha

Bulrushnoun

(biblical) A plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus, Cyperus papyrus.

Bulrushnoun

A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water.

Bulrushnoun

tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa

Bulrushnoun

tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America

Bulrush

Bulrushes is the vernacular name for several large wetland grass-like plants in the sedge family (Cyperaceae). The name is particularly applied to several sedge family genera: Cyperus, the genus which includes the plant species likely referred to in the Biblical account of the Ark of bulrushes Scirpus, a genus commonly known as bulrushes in North America, which in previous circumscriptions has also included species now classified in the genera: Blysmus Bolboschoenus Scirpoides Isolepis Schoenoplectus TrichophorumOutside of the sedge family, the name is used for Typha, a genus in the family Typhaceae.

Sedgenoun

Any plant of the genus Carex, the pl=s, perennial, endogenous herbs, often growing in dense tufts in marshy places. They have triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. There are several hundred species.

Sedgenoun

Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.

Sedgenoun

Any of certain other plants resembling sedges, such as Gentiana rubricaulis and Andropogon virginicus.

Sedgenoun

(fishing) A dry fly used in fly fishing, designed to resemble a sedge or caddis fly.

Sedgenoun

A flock of herons, cranes, or bitterns.

Sedgenoun

Any plant of the genus Carex, perennial, endogenous, innutritious herbs, often growing in dense tufts in marshy places. They have triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. There are several hundred species.

Sedgenoun

A flock of herons.

Sedgenoun

grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers