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Eared Veldrush

Schoenus pseudoloreus

Eared Veldrush
Photo: Tle003, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Schoenus pseudoloreus is a species of sedge endemic to the Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces of South Africa. Its range also reaches the western border of Eastern Cape Province.

Where it grows

The known distribution of S. pseudoloreus ranges as far north as the Kamiesberg in the Northern Cape Province and near Willowmore in the east. It is a species usually found on dry mountain slopes with varying substrates.

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 pseudoloreus 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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