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Schoenoplectus americanus (syn. Scirpus americanus) is an American species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names chairmaker's bulrush and Olney's three-square bulrush. Description
Schoenoplectus (club-rush [Old World species], bulrush or tule [New World species]) is a genus of plants in the sedge family with a cosmopolitan distribution. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Note that the name bulrush is also applied to species in the unrelated genus Typha as well as to other sedges.
The following list provides the 704 species of common trees and shrubs of flora of Sri Lanka under 95 families. The list is according to A Field Guide to the Common Trees and Shrubs of Sri Lanka, by Mark Ashton, Savitri Gunatilleke, Neela de Zoysa, M.D. Dassanayake, Nimal Gunatilleke and Siril Wijesundera. [1]
The reserve is only 21 km (13 mi) from east to west, and a maximum of 7 km (4.3 mi) from north to south, but it is a treasure trove of endemic species, including trees, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Sinharaja forest vegetation density has been estimated at 240,000 plants per hectare, the most dense rain forest in Asia. [4]
Eleocharis confervoides is a species of plant in the sedge family . It is a perennial, submerged, aquatic and deeply rooted herb. It is a perennial, submerged, aquatic and deeply rooted herb. It is known by its common name Algal bulrush [2] and has lots of synonyms. [3]
Isolepis prolifera is found in a number of countries around the world, although it is not clear where it is native, and where it is an introduced species.The International Union for Conservation of Nature considers it to be native only to South Africa, [1] where it grows in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape provinces. [7]
Sri Lanka closed schools on Monday as heavy rain triggered floods and mudslides in many parts of the island nation, leaving at least 10 people dead and six others missing, officials said. The ...
Sri Lanka needs about 3–4 million metric tonnes annually. Today 30–40% of rice is imported from India. Because Sri Lankan farmers left farming. It cultivates mostly the North Central and East provinces of Sri Lanka. The seasons are called the Maha season and the Yala season. Maha Season starts in September and ends in March.