Schoenus nigricans explained

Schoenus nigricans is a species of sedge known by the common names black bog-rush[1] [2] and black sedge.[3] It is native to Eurasia, parts of Africa, Australia, and southern North America, including Mexico and the southernmost United States.

Description

This perennial plant grows in low, tight clumps 20 to 70 centimeters tall, with threadlike leaves bearing wide, dark brown ligules. The inflorescence is a small, flattened cluster of dark spikelets. The fruit is an achene coated in a hard, white shell.

Habitat

S. nigricans grows in many types of wetlands and other moist and alkaline habitat, including marshes, springs, seeps, peat bogs, heath, and alkali flats.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.brc.ac.uk/plantatlas/index.php?q=node/2264 Schoenus nigricans.
  2. Tucker, G. C. 2017. Schoenus nigricans. The Jepson eFlora. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220012195 Schoenus nigricans.