Family: Cyperaceae
Plant: An erect sedge up to 70cm high in dense erect clumps.
Stems: Erect, deeply grooved, nodeless and 30-90cm long.
Flowers: Cylindrical, pointed, brown spikelets in an erect panicle with a distinctly zigzag rachis.
Flowering: December-March.
Fruit: Obovoid, wrinkled, 3 ribbed, red-brown nut 1-2mm long.
Leaves: Reduced to 5-15mm long projecting from red-brown sheaths at the base.
Habitat: In swamps and open damp locations in heathland.
Features: Zigzag inflorescences on green stems. Red-brown leaf sheath.
Name:
Schoenus From Greek schoinos = an ancient Greek name for a type of rush.
brevifolius From Latin brevis = short-leaved and folius = leaf (referring to the length of its leaves).
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Type |
Sedge/Rush |
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Flowers |
Form |
Irregular, Cylindrical, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Rust |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
- |
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Flowering Month |
1, 2, 3, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Other |
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Colour |
Red, Brown |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Absent/Reduced, Basal |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Tiny, Short |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked, Stem clasping |
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Other Features |
- |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Heathland, Fresh water habitat |
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