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Schoenus lepidosperma lepidosperma

(Schoenus lepidosperma lepidosperma)

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Description

Schoenus (Latin: sch-nus; Greek: schoinos, lit. "rush rope"; Egyptian: i-trw, lit. "river-measure") was an ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman unit of length and area based on the knotted cords first used in Egyptian surveying.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Poales
Family:Cyperaceae
Genus:Schoenus
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