Schoenus brevifolius R.Br. is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Schoenus brevifolius R.Br.

Schoenus brevifolius R.Br.

Zig-zag bog-rush (Schoenus brevifolius R.Br.) is a sedge species native to the South Pacific, first described by Robert Brown in 1810.

Family
Genus
Schoenus
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Schoenus brevifolius R.Br.

Schoenus brevifolius R.Br. is commonly called zig-zag bog-rush. It is a species of sedge that is native to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands. This plant was first formally described by Robert Brown in 1810.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Cyperaceae Schoenus

More from Cyperaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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