Schoenoplectiella articulata(L.) Lye

WFO wfo-0000526455 Accepted WFO 2026-06 4 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–d · 2 observations

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 2 times, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Schoenoplectiella articulata, photographed by Aravinth
fig. a Aravinth, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-03-29 / obs. 190569147
Schoenoplectiella articulata, photographed by Aravinth
fig. b Aravinth, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 190569174
Schoenoplectiella articulata, photographed by Aravinth
fig. c Aravinth, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 190569196
Schoenoplectiella articulata, photographed by S.MORE
fig. d S.MORE, CC0 1.0 / obs. 95908601

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Native range 49 botanical countries

Regions where Schoenoplectiella articulata is native: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Chad, DR Congo, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Hainan, Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand, Vietnam, Northern Territory, Queensland AngolaBeninBotswanaBurkinaBurundiCameroonCape ProvincesCaprivi StripChadDR CongoEgyptEswatiniEthiopiaGhanaKenyaKwaZulu-NatalMadagascarMalawiMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaNorthern ProvincesSenegalSomaliaSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabweHainanAssamBangladeshEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLesser Sunda Is.MyanmarNepalNew GuineaPhilippinesSri LankaSulawesiThailandVietnamNorthern TerritoryQueensland Mauritius
Native distribution of Schoenoplectiella articulata, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Benin BEN
Botswana BOT
Burkina BKN
Burundi BUR
Cameroon CMN
Cape Provinces CPP
Caprivi Strip CPV
Chad CHA
DR Congo ZAI
Egypt EGY
Eswatini SWZ
Ethiopia ETH
Ghana GHA
Kenya KEN
KwaZulu-Natal NAT
Madagascar MDG
Malawi MLW
Mauritius MAU
Mozambique MOZ
Namibia NAM
Niger NGR
Nigeria NGA
Northern Provinces TVL
Senegal SEN
Somalia SOM
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Togo TOG
Uganda UGA
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
New Guinea NWG
Philippines PHI
Sri Lanka SRL
Sulawesi SUL
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
Northern Territory NTA AUSTRALASIA
Queensland QLD
Hainan CHH ASIA-TEMPERATE

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 20 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Eleocharis incurvata (Roxb.) Schult.
  • Holoschoenus incurvatus (Roxb.) A.Dietr.
  • Holoschoenus subarticulatus (Roxb.) A.Dietr.
  • Isolepis articulata (L.) Nees
  • Isolepis fistulosa (Forssk.) Delile
  • Isolepis incurvata (Roxb.) Nees
  • Isolepis prolongata Nees
  • Isolepis rugosa Boeckeler
  • Schoenoplectiella patentiglumis (Hayas.) Hayas.
  • Schoenoplectus articulatus (L.) Palla
  • Schoenoplectus fistulosus (Forssk.) Soják
  • Schoenoplectus patentiglumis Hayas.
  • Schoenoplectus pseudoarticulatus (L.K.Dai & S.M.Huang) S.Yun Liang & S.R.Zhang
  • Scirpus articulatus L.
  • Scirpus articulatus var. major Boeckeler
  • Scirpus fistulosus Forssk.
  • Scirpus incurvatus Roxb.
  • Scirpus prolongatus Poir. ex Nees
  • Scirpus pseudoarticulatus L.K.Dai & S.M.Huang
  • Scirpus subarticulatus Roxb.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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