Schoenus nanus
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| Schoenus nanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Schoenus |
| Species: | S. nanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Schoenus nanus | |
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Schoenus nanus is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae.[2] It is endemic to Australia, and found in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.[1][3] It was first described in 1844 by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck as Chaetospora nana,[2][4] but in 1878 was transferred by George Bentham to the genus, Schoenus.[5]
In Victoria, this species is listed as "endangered".[6]
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