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Pallid Tetrar

Schoenus riparius

Also called River Veldrush, Wetland Veldrush

Pallid Tetrar
Photo: Tle003, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pallid Tetrar (Schoenus riparius) is a robust sedge from the Cape Peninsula of South Africa, growing in damp sites. It is a perennial that needs consistently moist conditions to thrive.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, especially where it grows naturally in damp ground.
Soil
Moist, fertile, wet or boggy soil.
Temperature
Suited to a mild subtropical climate; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Cape Prov. (Cape Pen.: Camps Bay)
Climate
subtropical

About

Schoenus riparius is a species of sedge endemic to the Cape Peninsula of South Africa.

Where it grows

Schoenus riparius has been found growing in wet sites on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa.

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 riparius 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.

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