Zig-zag Bogrush

Schoenus brevifolius, known as zig-zag bog-rush, is a species of sedge native to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands. It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Zig-zag Bogrush being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Lepidosperma laterale
• Machaerina rubiginosa
• Machaerina tenax
• Schoenus tendo
• Lepyrodia scariosa
• Schoenus calostachyus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Schoenus

Species

Schoenus brevifolius

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