Species Mariscus congestus
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Etymology of Mariscus:
Old name used by Pliny the Elder for a kind of rush. (Paxton’s Botanical Dictionary gives Celtic mar = marsh.)
Etymology of congestus:
From the Latin congestus = 'congested' or 'crowded together'
Scientific name:
Mariscus congestus (Vahl) C.B. Clarke
Common names:
Hedgehog Sedge
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Synonym status:
Sparsely tufted perennial, 20--90 cm. Spikelets reddish. Dec.--Apr. Damp flats and watercourses on slopes to 600 m, NW, SW, AP, KM, SE (widespread in southern Africa, Mediterranean, Australia, S Atlantic islands).
Observations of Taxon
Mariscus congestus
Name of observer:
Sasa Malan (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Mariscus congestus
Name of observer:
Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Mariscus congestus
Name of observer:
Elsa Pooley (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Mariscus congestus
Name of observer:
Elsa Pooley (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Mariscus congestus
Name of observer:
Elsa Pooley (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown