Schoenoplectus scirpoides (Schrad.) Browning
Soft Clubrush · Papgras, Steekbiesie (Afr.)
What’s in the name: Schoenoplectus: Greek "rush" + "plaited"; scirpoides: "like Scirpus", another sedge.
“The softest thing in the world dashes against and overcomes the hardest”
— Lao Tzu (tr. James Legge), Tao Te Ching ch. 43 – Tao Te Ching, tr. James Legge (1891), Project Gutenberg
Short profile: detailed growing notes for this species are not yet available from SANBI sources.
Available from AVNPlants: see the availability list.
Family
Cyperaceae
Conservation status
Least Concern, SANBI Red List of South African Plants
Natural distribution & habitat
Also occurs beyond South Africa; recorded in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Northern Cape and Western Cape.
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Facts checked against: SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Schoenoplectus scirpoides (Schrad.) Browning (assessment 2006/05/22); English common name: iNaturalist.