Schoenoplectiella mucronata(L.) J.Jung & H.K.Choi

WFO wfo-0000916579 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Schoenoplectiella mucronata, photographed by Thomas Mesaglio
fig. a Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-01-05 / obs. 174900212
Schoenoplectiella mucronata, photographed by Thomas Mesaglio
fig. b Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 174089113
Schoenoplectiella mucronata, photographed by 葉子
fig. c 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 173683632
Schoenoplectiella mucronata, photographed by Thomas Mesaglio
fig. d Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 108675821
Schoenoplectiella mucronata, photographed by Jacy Chen
fig. e Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 95337248
Schoenoplectiella mucronata, photographed by Abu Hamas
fig. f Abu Hamas, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 199965300
Schoenoplectiella mucronata, photographed by Kevin Faccenda
fig. g Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 102594400
Schoenoplectiella mucronata, photographed by Dennis White
fig. h Dennis White, CC0 1.0 / obs. 26426002

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Native range 82 botanical countries

Regions where Schoenoplectiella mucronata is native: Angola, Azores, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Afghanistan, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Manchuria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vanuatu AngolaBurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicCongoDR CongoGabonGuineaGuinea-BissauGulf of Guinea Is.LiberiaMadagascarMalawiNigeriaSenegalTanzaniaUgandaZambiaAfghanistanChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastHainanIranIraqJapanKazakhstanKirgizstanManchuriaMongoliaNorth CaucasusTadzhikistanTaiwanTibetTranscaucasusTürkiyeUzbekistanYemenAssamBangladeshBorneoEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMyanmarNepalNew GuineaPakistanPhilippinesSri LankaSulawesiSumateraThailandVietnamWest HimalayaNew South WalesNorthern TerritoryQueenslandWestern AustraliaAustriaBulgariaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyNW. Balkan Pen.PolandPortugalRomaniaSiciliaSpainSwitzerlandUkraine AzoresKoreaAndaman Is.Vanuatu
Native distribution of Schoenoplectiella mucronata, 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
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Hainan CHH
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Japan JAP
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Korea KOR
Manchuria CHM
Mongolia MON
North Caucasus NCS
Tadzhikistan TZK
Taiwan TAI
Tibet CHT
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Uzbekistan UZB
Yemen YEM
Andaman Is. AND ASIA-TROPICAL
Assam ASS
Bangladesh BAN
Borneo BOR
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Malaya MLY
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
New Guinea NWG
Pakistan PAK
Philippines PHI
Sri Lanka SRL
Sulawesi SUL
Sumatera SUM
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
Angola ANG AFRICA
Azores AZO
Burundi BUR
Cameroon CMN
Central African Republic CAF
Congo CON
DR Congo ZAI
Gabon GAB
Guinea GUI
Guinea-Bissau GNB
Gulf of Guinea Is. GGI
Liberia LBR
Madagascar MDG
Malawi MLW
Nigeria NGA
Senegal SEN
Tanzania TAN
Uganda UGA
Zambia ZAM
Austria AUT EUROPE
Bulgaria BUL
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
France FRA
Germany GER
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sicilia SIC
Spain SPA
Switzerland SWI
Ukraine UKR
New South Wales NSW AUSTRALASIA
Northern Territory NTA
Queensland QLD
Western Australia WAU
Vanuatu VAN PACIFIC

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 29 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.

  • Heleophylax mucronatus (L.) Schinz & Thell.
  • Hymenochaeta preslii (A.Dietr.) Nakai
  • Isolepis mucronata (L.) Fourr.
  • Schoenoplectiella mucronata f. brevisetacea (Horiuchi) Horiuchi
  • Schoenoplectiella mucronata var. ishizawae (Kohno, Iokawa & Daigobo) Hayas.
  • Schoenoplectiella mucronata var. tatarana (Honda) Yashiro
  • Schoenoplectus javanus (Nees) Palla
  • Schoenoplectus mucronatus (L.) Palla
  • Schoenoplectus mucronatus f. brevisetaceus Horiuchi
  • Schoenoplectus mucronatus f. hosoiri Hayas. & H.Ohashi
  • Schoenoplectus mucronatus var. ishizawae Kohno, Iokawa & Daigobo
  • Schoenoplectus mucronatus var. tataranus (Honda) Kohno, Iokawa & Daigobo
  • Scirpus abactus Ohwi
  • Scirpus acutus J.Presl & C.Presl
  • Scirpus cognatus Hance
  • Scirpus glomeratus Scop.
  • Scirpus javanus Nees
  • Scirpus mauritanicus Steud.
  • Scirpus mucronatus L.
  • Scirpus mucronatus var. abactus (Ohwi) Ohwi
  • Scirpus mucronatus var. subleiocarpus Franch. & Sav.
  • Scirpus mucronatus var. tataranus Honda
  • Scirpus muticus D.Don
  • Scirpus mysurensis B.Heyne ex Wall.

and 5 more.

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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