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Schoenoplectus confusus (N.E.Br.) Lye
var. rogersii (N.E.Br.) Lye

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Synonyms:	Scirpus rogersii (N.E. Br.) Lye
Common names:
Frequency:	Widespread
Status:	Native
Description:	Tufted perennial with a short rhizome. Leaves reduced to leaf-sheaths. Spikelets all sessile. Perianth present (var. rogersii). Style branches 3. Nutlet wrinkled.
Type location:	Zimbabwe
Notes:	Red data list status: Widespread, Least concern
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat:	Seasonal pools, streambeds, swamp
Altitude range:	950 - 2250 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	N,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	Mc,S
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Endemic status:
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Content last updated:	Thursday 27 July 2017
Literature:	Browning, J., Gordon-Gray, K.D., Lock, M., Beentje, H., Vollesen, K., Bauters, K., Archer, C., Larridon, I., Xanthos, M., Vorster, P., Bruhl, J., Wilson, K. & Zhang, X. (2020). Cyperaceae Flora Zambesiaca 14 Pages 32 - 34. Gordon-Gray, K.D. (1995). Cyperaceae in Natal Strelitzia 2 Pages 154 - 156. Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H.J. (2010). Cyperaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 28 - 29.

Other sources of information about Schoenoplectus confusus var. rogersii:

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Flora of Malawi: Schoenoplectus confusus var. rogersii
Flora of Zimbabwe: Schoenoplectus confusus var. rogersii

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Schoenoplectus confusus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Schoenoplectus confusus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Schoenoplectus confusus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Schoenoplectus confusus
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iNaturalist: Schoenoplectus confusus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Schoenoplectus confusus
JSTOR Plant Science: Schoenoplectus confusus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Schoenoplectus confusus
Plants of the World Online: Schoenoplectus confusus
Tropicos: Schoenoplectus confusus
Wikipedia: Schoenoplectus confusus

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