Schoenus nigricans
Species of grass-like plant
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Schoenus nigricans is a species of sedge known by the common names black bog-rush[2][3] and black sedge.[4] It is native to Eurasia, parts of Africa, Australia, and southern North America, including Mexico and the southernmost United States.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Schoenus |
| Species: | S. nigricans |
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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.
