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Schoenus nigricans
Also called Black bog-rush, Black Sedge
Black bogrush is a tufted perennial sedge that grows in wet, often alkaline ground such as marshes, springs and bogs. It is mainly a wetland plant and needs consistently moist soil to thrive.
Schoenus nigricans is a species of sedge known by the common names black bog-rush and black sedge. It is native to Eurasia, parts of Africa, Australia, and southern North America, including Mexico and the southernmost United States.
S. nigricans grows in many types of wetlands and other moist and alkaline habitat, including marshes, springs, seeps, peat bogs, heath, and alkali flats.
Adnate Veldrush · Whitesheath Veldrush · Smooth bogrush · Sand Veldrush · Gold Sunrush · Fleshy Veldrush · Southern Veldrush · Spotted Veldrush · Bristleglume Veldrush · Zig Zag Bogrush · Brown Veldrush · Schoenus calcatus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schoenus nigricans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
