Schoenus nigricans L.
(Black Bog-rush)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSchoenus nigricans (Black Bog-rush)
FamilyCYPERACEAE (cotton-grasses, spike-rushes and sedges)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Schoenus nigricans (Black Bog-rush) :
1: Schoenus nigricans (Black Bog-rush)
27 May 2017 OSIGR: M00 Vice County: Clare (VC H09) Eire
Growing in grassy areas between limestone pavement
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Plant (2)
2: Schoenus nigricans (Black Bog-rush)
10 Jun 2007 OSGR: SW61 50° 0’ N, 5° 20’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
Image 1: Plant - in situ
3: Schoenus nigricans (Black Bog-rush)
8 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in fen
Image 1: Plant
4: Schoenus nigricans (Black Bog-rush)
10 Sep 2003 OSGR: SW61 49° 60’ N, 5° 10’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Plant - against skyImage 3: Plants - against skyImage 4: Plants - against sky (2)
5: Schoenus nigricans (Black Bog-rush)
16 Jun 2000 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Close-upImage 2: Inflorescence - close-upImage 3: Inflorescence - close-up (2)Image 4: Plant

Schoenus nigricans (Black Bog-rush) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Schoenus nigricans (Black Bog-rush)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Schoenus nigricans (Black Bog-rush)
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