Schoenus nitens

Shiny Bog-rush at Culburra Beach, NSW

Schoenus nitens at Culburra Beach, NSW - 28 Aug 2023
Schoenus nitens at Culburra Beach, NSW - 28 Aug 2023
Schoenus nitens at Culburra Beach, NSW - 28 Aug 2023
Schoenus nitens at Culburra Beach, NSW - 28 Aug 2023
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Identification history

Schoenus nitens 28 Aug 2023 karenwilsonau
Schoenus apogon 28 Aug 2023 CarbonAI
Schoenus nitens 28 Aug 2023 karenwilsonau
Amperea xiphoclada 28 Aug 2023 lbradleyKV

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7 comments

plants wrote:
   28 Aug 2023
Not that. A sedge of some kind.
Tapirlord wrote:
   28 Aug 2023
Perhaps Isolepis prolifera
lbradleyKV wrote:
   28 Aug 2023
Yes, it was a punt. Looking at options, I’m still not sure. Maybe Ficinia marginata? Used to be classed as genus Isolepsis. I think that’s closest to what I saw. Probably an exotic. I’m happy to just delete it.
Tapirlord wrote:
   28 Aug 2023
The photos should suffice for an ID, but sedges down here are not my expertise. You could try Karen Wilson, she has helped me with sedges & rushes in the past.
karenwilsonau wrote:
   28 Aug 2023
Schoenus nitens is common in that habitat, just behind shore-lines
lbradleyKV wrote:
   29 Aug 2023
Thanks Karen
lbradleyKV wrote:
   29 Aug 2023
Really interesting. Only 1 sighting in NSW on iNat for this species and very few sightings on SCNM - most recent on 5 Jan 2018 from NSWBionetAtlas. It’s obviously underreported. I thought it was a cute little plant worth recording. Obviously others disagree.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 28 Aug 2023 02:32 PM Recorded on
  • lbradleyKV Recorded by

Additional information

  • False Shrub(s) planted
  • False In flower

Species information

  • Schoenus nitens Scientific name
  • Shiny Bog-rush Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • 6.53m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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