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Schoenus melanostachys

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Black bog-rush
S. melanostachys flowering in August in New South Wales, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Schoenus
Species:
S. melanostachys
Binomial name
Schoenus melanostachys
R.Br.

Schoenus melanostachys is a species of sedge within the Schoenus or bogrush genus that is endemic to east coast Australia.[1][2]

Etymology

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The genus Schoenus is named after an ancient Egyptian unit of measure that was based upon tied reeds. Melanostachys is composed of the Greek melano meaning very dark, and stachys meaning spike or catkin from Greek στάχυς.

References

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  1. ^ "Schoenus melanostachys". Atlas of Living Australia.
  2. ^ "Schoenus melanostachys". iNaturalist.