Schoenus L.

Perianth bristles or scales present

Leaves with distinct long laminas

Spikelets not in terminal clusters. Leaves flat to concave

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Plant robust. Spikelets distant, in long loose panicles, pedicellate, with 1 perfect flower. Glumes acute; usually lowest 4 empty. Nut brown, with 3 ribs. Culms c. 30 cm high. Basal leaves up to 8 cm long, 1–2 mm wide. Widespread. Ss. Wet places in heath and DSF Schoenus paludosus

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Plants small, delicate. Spikelets in numerous terminal and axillary clusters or solitary in the axils of leafy bracts. Nut white to grey