Schoenoplectiella juncoides

Description:

Kaluh or Rock bulrush[syn. Schoenoplectus juncoides]Cyperaceae (Cyperus family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai; Kohala Mountains, Hawaii Island)Oahu (Cultivated)EtymologyThe generic name Schoenoplectiella is from the Greek schoinos, rush, and plektos, plaited or twisted. The suffix -iella denotes small or duminutive, perhaps because it resembles a small Schoenoplectus.The specific epithet juncoides, resembling Juncus, a non-native rush in the Juncaceae or Rush family.NPH00001nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Schoenoplectiella_junc...