Plants perennial; rhizomes spreading, conspicuous, long, tough, firm; tubers absent. Culms (1–) 2–10 mm diam. Leaves all basal. Inflorescences 1–3 times branched or capitate or sometimes of 1 spikelet. Spikelets: scales with midrib only, except sometimes on empty proximal scale, apex clearly emarginate to deeply 2-fid, awned. Flowers: perianth present, segments (members) bristlelike and spinulose or occasionally straplike with soft, blunt hairs; amphicarpic flowers absent. Achenes smooth.
Discussion
Species ca. 12 (8 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
"shortened" is not a number."prolonged" is not a number.
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exceeding +
biconvex;trigonous +
2.5mm;3.5mm +
basifixed +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
clearly emarginate;deeply 2-fid +
deciduous +
developed +
absent +
rudimentary +
1;many +
2;3 +
glabrous +
spongy +
Worldwide +
basal +
abundant +
amphicarpic +
absent +
single +
bisexual +
blunt +
capitate +
paniculate +
1-3 times branched or capitate or of 1 spikelet +
pseudoumbel +
modified +
glabrous +
membranous +
spinulose +
fused +
scabrous +
spinulose +
straplike +
falling +
absent +
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
fringed +
thin +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
fused +
pistillate +
subtending +
erect;spreading +
Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien +
1888 +
tough +
spreading +
conspicuous +
firm +
transverse +
wavy +
adventitious +
fibrous +
empty +
arranged +
deciduous +
3;6 +
fertile +
2-keeled +
bristlelike +
tubular +
single +
terete +
2mm;5mm +
distinct +
papillate +
undivided +
2-3-fid +
Schoenoplectus sect. Schoenoplectus +
Schoenoplectus +
section +
free +
thin +
absent +
perennial +
5;100 +