Schoenus brevifolius

Schoenus brevifolius, known as zig-zag bog-rush, is a species of sedge native to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands.[1][2] It was described by Robert Brown in 1810.[3][4]

Zig-zag bog-rush
S. brevifolius flowering in late August in New South Wales, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Schoenus
Species:
S. brevifolius
Binomial name
Schoenus brevifolius
R.Br.
Synonyms[1]
  • Chaetospora tenax Hook.f.
  • Schoenus tenax (Hook.f.) Hook.f.
  • Schoenus hattorianus Nakai
  • Schoenus brevifolius subsp. tenax (Hook.f.) Kük.

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Schoenus brevifolius R.Br. - PlantNET". Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  3. "Schoenus brevifolius R.Br". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  4. Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.


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