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Schoenus nitens

Schoenus nitens
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
W. New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand
Climate
temperate

About

Schoenus nitens, known as the shiny bog-rush, is a species of sedge native to Australia. A small perennial grass-like plant growing from 15 to 35 cm tall. The stem is cylindrical, 0.5 to 1 mm wide. Often seen in seasonally moist habitats, near beaches or brackish water near the coast. Occasionally seen inland in swampy, wet areas near lakes. The specific epithet nitens is derived from Latin, meaning shiny".

Other Schoenus plants

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 nitens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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