Bolboschoenus robustus (Pursh) Soják

Synonyms:  Scirpus robustus Pursh, Schoenoplectus robustus (Pursh) M.T. Strong

Distribution: New England to South America

Habitat:  Brackish marshes

Recognition:  Saltwater habitats.  Stem scabrous.  Leaves keeled, scabrous marginally.  Spikelets sessile or most of them sessile,1-25 in number, 10-30 mm long,  lance-ovate,  6-10 mm in diameter.  Scales notched, awned.

Florida status:   Brackish sites