Schoenus

Accepted species 155 Documented here 48 Family Cyperaceae

Accepted species 155 in this genus

Every accepted species in the genus is listed. A name links to its page when we hold at least three commercially licensed photographs of it. Where we do not, the row shows how many we actually found, which is usually none.

SpeciesAuthority Usable photographsPage
Schoenus nigricans L. 280 documented
Schoenus nitens (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult. 167 documented
Schoenus compar L. 165 documented
Schoenus tendo (Hook.f.) Hook.f. 121 documented
Schoenus cuspidatus Rottb. 79 documented
Schoenus pauciflorus (Hook.f.) Hook.f. 74 documented
Schoenus graciliculmis T.L.Elliott & Muasya 73 documented
Schoenus brevifolius R.Br. 63 documented
Schoenus maschalinus Roem. & Schult. 60 documented
Schoenus pseudoloreus (Kük.) T.L.Elliott & Muasya 59 documented
Schoenus auritus (Nees) T.L.Elliott & Muasya 46 documented
Schoenus apogon Roem. & Schult. 43 documented
Schoenus megacarpus T.L.Elliott & Muasya 42 documented
Schoenus falcatus R.Br. 36 documented
Schoenus gracillimus T.L.Elliott & Muasya 35 documented
Schoenus ligulatus (Boeckeler) Kuntze 32 documented
Schoenus compactus (Levyns) T.L.Elliott & Muasya 27 documented
Schoenus melanostachys R.Br. 26 documented
Schoenus crassus (Levyns) T.L.Elliott & Muasya 23 documented
Schoenus pictus (Boeckeler) Kuntze 23 documented
Schoenus breviculmis Benth. 22 documented
Schoenus ferrugineus L. 20 documented
Schoenus selinae T.L.Elliott, Muthaphuli & Muasya 20 documented
Schoenus arenicola T.L.Elliott & Muasya 18 documented
Schoenus inconspicuus T.L.Elliott, Euston-Brown & Muasya 18 documented
Schoenus dregeanus (Boeckeler) Kuntze 16 documented
Schoenus submarginalis T.L.Elliott & Muasya 16 documented
Schoenus ericetorum R.Br. 15 documented
Schoenus exilis (Levyns) T.L.Elliott & Muasya 12 documented
Schoenus quadrangularis Boeckeler 12 documented
Schoenus calostachyus (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult. 10 documented
Schoenus bolusii (C.B.Clarke) T.L.Elliott & Muasya 7 documented
Schoenus comparoides T.L.Elliott & Muasya 7 documented
Schoenus graminifolius (Levyns) T.L.Elliott & Muasya 7 documented
Schoenus neovillosus T.L.Elliott & Muasya 7 documented
Schoenus prophyllus T.L.Elliott & Muasya 7 documented
Schoenus sparteus R.Br. 7 documented
Schoenus albovaginatus T.L.Elliott & Muasya 6 documented
Schoenus filiculmis T.L.Elliott & Muasya 6 documented
Schoenus villosus R.Br. 6 documented
Schoenus purpurascens T.L.Elliott & Muasya 5 documented
Schoenus rigidus T.L.Elliott & Muasya 5 documented
Schoenus aureus T.L.Elliott & Muasya 4 documented
Schoenus crinitus T.L.Elliott & Muasya 4 documented
Schoenus australis T.L.Elliott & Muasya 3 documented
Schoenus carsei Cheeseman 3 documented
Schoenus complanatus (Levyns) T.L.Elliott & Muasya 3 documented
Schoenus crassiculmis T.L.Elliott & Muasya 3 documented
Schoenus calcatus K.L.Wilson 2 below the evidence gate
Schoenus schonlandii (Turrill) T.L.Elliott & Muasya 2 below the evidence gate
Schoenus bracteosus T.L.Elliott & Muasya 1 below the evidence gate
Schoenus subaphyllus Kük. 1 below the evidence gate
Schoenus × intermedius Brügger 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus × scheuchzeri Brügger 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus absconditus Kük. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus achaetus (T.Koyama) T.Koyama 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus acuminatus R.Br. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus adnatus (Levyns) T.L.Elliott & Muasya 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus andinus (Phil.) H.Pfeiff. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus andrewsii W.Fitzg. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus antarcticus (Hook.f.) Dusén 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus armeria (Nees) Boeckeler 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus asperocarpus F.Muell. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus badius Rye 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus benthamii F.Muell. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus bifidus (Nees) Boeckeler 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus biglumis Kük. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus brevisetis (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus brunnescens T.L.Elliott & Muasya 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus caespititius W.Fitzg. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus calceolus T.L.Elliott & Muasya 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus calyptratus Kük. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus capillifolius D.A.Cooke 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus centralis Latz 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus clandestinus S.T.Blake 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus coultasii Hislop 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus cruentus (Nees) Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus curvulus F.Muell. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus cygneus (Nees) Nees 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus deformis (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus delicatulus (Fernald) J.Kern 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus discifer Tate 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus efoliatus F.Muell. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus elegans S.T.Blake 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus evansianus K.L.Wilson 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus fluitans Hook.f. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus galpinii (Schönland & Turrill) T.L.Elliott & Muasya 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus globifer Nees 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus grammatophyllus F.Muell. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus griffinianus K.L.Wilson 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus hexandrus F.Muell. & Tate 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus humilis Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus imberbis R.Br. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus indutus Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus insolitus K.L.Wilson 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus kennyi (F.M.Bailey) S.T.Blake 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus laevigatus W.Fitzg. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus laevinux (Kük.) Ohwi 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus lanatus Labill. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus latelaminatus Kük. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus latitans S.T.Blake 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus lepidosperma (F.Muell.) K.L.Wilson 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus limosus T.L.Elliott & Muasya 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus loliaceus Kük. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus longibracteatus Kük. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus loreus (Nees) Kuntze 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus lucidus (C.B.Clarke) T.L.Elliott & Muasya 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus lymansmithii M.T.Strong 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus microcephalus J.Kern 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus minutulus F.Muell. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus moorei Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus multiglumis Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus nanus (Nees ex Lehm.) Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus natans (F.Muell.) Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus neocaledonicus C.B.Clarke 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus nudifructus C.Chen 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus obtusifolius (Nees ex Lehm.) Boeckeler 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus odontocarpus F.Muell. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus ornithopodioides (Kük.) S.T.Blake 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus pedicellatus (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus pennisetis S.T.Blake 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus pleiostemoneus F.Muell. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus plumosus Rye 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus punctatus R.Br. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus pygmaeus S.T.Blake 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus quartziticus T.L.Elliott & Muasya 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus racemosus J.M.Black 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus rhynchosporoides (Steud.) Kük. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus rigens S.T.Blake 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus riparius T.L.Elliott & Muasya 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus rivularis J.Raynal ex K.L.Wilson 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus rodwayanus W.Fitzg. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus rupicola P.M.Musili & J.J.Bruhl 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus scabripes Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus sculptus (Nees) Boeckeler 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus sesquispicula C.B.Clarke 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus setiformis S.T.Blake 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus sinensis Hand.-Mazz. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus smitinandii T.Koyama 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus subbarbatus Kük. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus subfascicularis Kük. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus subflavus Kük. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus sublateralis (Steud.) C.B.Clarke 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus sublaxus Kük. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus submicrostachyus Kük. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus tenellus Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus tenuissimus Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus tesquorum J.M.Black 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus thedae M.D.Barrett & R.L.Barrett 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus trachycarpus F.Muell. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus triticoides T.L.Elliott & Muasya 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus unispiculatus F.Muell. ex Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus vaginatus Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus variicellae Rye 0 below the evidence gate
Schoenus yarrabensis Domin 0 below the evidence gate

Why some species have no pagethe gate

This site is commercial, so it can only publish photographs licensed for commercial use. Roughly three quarters of the photographs on iNaturalist are CC BY-NC, which excludes them. A species needs at least three usable photographs before we will build it a page, because a page with one picture and no traits tells you nothing you could not get from a search result, and generating hundreds of thousands of those is precisely the practice that got the previous version of this site deleted.

So the species above without a link are not errors and they are not omissions. They are real, accepted plants that we cannot yet document to the standard we hold ourselves to, and the count in the photographs column is exactly how far short we fall.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. Accepted names, authorities, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. Photograph counts, restricted to CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA. Retrieved 2026-06-27.