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Scleroschoenus arthrostyloides, commonly known as hairy actinoschoenus, is flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, that is native to Western Australia throughout parts of the Kimberley region.
The species was first described in 1918 by William Vincent Fitzgerald as Fimbristylis arthrostyloides. It was transferred to the genus Actinoschoenus in 2015 by Kerri Clarke, Karen Wilson, and Jeremy Bruhl. In 2021 it was placed in the new genus Scleroschoenus.
Occurs in open woodland with shrubs on sand associated with sandstone, sometimes occurring on the edges of pools. From the Kimberley region, extending from Mitchell Plateau and Boongaree Island south to near Walcott Inlet, east to Bullo River in the Northern Territory.
Scleroschoenus compositus · Scleroschoenus glabrispiculus · Scleroschoenus pentagonus · Scleroschoenus quadricostatus · Scleroschoenus ramosus · Scleroschoenus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scleroschoenus arthrostyloides 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.
