Schoenoplectus

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Translingual

common threesquare (Schoenoplectus pungens)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σχοῖνος (skhoînos, “reed”) + Ancient Greek πλεκτός (plektós, “twisted”)

Proper noun

Schoenoplectus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – bulrushes or club-rushes.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Cyperaceae - family; Cyperoideae - subfamily; Schoenoplecteae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Schoenoplectus lacustris (lakeshore bulrush) - type species; Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (great bulrush), Schoenoplectus pungens (common threesquare), Schoenoplectus americanus (chairmaker's bulrush) - selected other species

References

Schoenoplectus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Schoenoplectus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Schoenoplectus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Schoenoplectus at Tropicos

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