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Scleroschoenus pentagonus, commonly known as five-angled actinoschoenus, is a flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is native to the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia and the adjacent Northern Territory.
The species was first described as Actinoschoenus pentagonus in 2015, and renamed Scleroschoenus pentagonus in 2021.
Scleroschoenus arthrostyloides · Scleroschoenus compositus · Scleroschoenus glabrispiculus · Scleroschoenus quadricostatus · Scleroschoenus ramosus · Scleroschoenus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scleroschoenus pentagonus 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.
