Legality of Cannabis by U.S. Jurisdiction For other uses, see Bulrush (disambiguation). Example of the bulrush genus Schoenoplectus. Bulrush is a vernacular name for several large wetland grass-like plants Sedge family (Cyperaceae): Cyperus Scirpus Blysmus Bolboschoenus Scirpoides Isolepis Schoenoplectus Trichophorum Typhaceae: Typha See also[edit] Rushes (Juncaceae) References[edit]