Cyperaceae
Bogrush
Schoenus tendo
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Schoenus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Bogrush
Synonyms
- Chaetospora tendo Hook.f.
- Cyperus tendo Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.