Schoenus megacarpus is a species of sedge endemic to the south-central region of South Africa.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bignut Veldrush 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
- Schoenus arenicola
- Schoenus compactus
- Schoenus auritus
- Schoenus pseudoloreus
- Schoenus compar
- Neesenbeckia punctoria
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Schoenus
- Species
- Schoenus megacarpus
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