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Cyperaceae

Shiny bog-rush

Schoenus nitens (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult.

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Schoenus

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Shiny bog-rush: Schoenus nitens im Botanischen Garten Dresden
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Shiny bog-rush

Synonyms

  • Chaetospora nitens R.Br.
  • Scirpus nitens (R.Br.) Boeckeler

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.