Schoenus nanus is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is endemic to Australia, and found in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria. It was first described in 1844 by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck as Chaetospora nana, but in 1878 was transferred by George Bentham to the genus, Schoenus.
In Victoria, this species is listed as "endangered". Description Bentham describes the plant as follows:
A more recent description is given by Karen Wilson in 1994.Wilson, K.L. (1994). Cyperaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 2, Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons, pp. 238–356. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
References
External links Schoenus nanus occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium