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Hairy Bog Rush

Schoenus villosus

Hairy Bog Rush
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Native range
SE. Queensland to New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Schoenus villosus, known as the hairy bog-rush, is a species of sedge native to Australia. A tufted perennial grass-like plant growing from 15 to 40 cm tall. The stem is grooved, 1.2 to 1.7 mm wide. Found near the coast or nearby ranges in Queensland and New South Wales. Growing in heath or woodland, on sandy soils. The specific epithet villosus is derived from Latin, meaning "hairy". One of the many plants first published by Robert Brown with the type known as "(J.) v.v." Appearing in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen in 1810.

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 villosus 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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