Schoenus melanostachys is a species of sedge within the Schoenus or bogrush genus that is endemic to east coast Australia.[1][2]
| Black bog-rush | |
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| S. melanostachys flowering in August in New South Wales, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Schoenus |
| Species: | S. melanostachys
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| Binomial name | |
| Schoenus melanostachys R.Br.
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Etymology
editThe genus Schoenus is named after an ancient Egyptian unit of measure that was based upon tied reeds. Melanostachys is composed of the Greek melano meaning very dark, and stachys meaning spike or catkin from Greek στάχυς.
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