An update on the Schoenus race

Priority species

The following species currently have zero observations on iNaturalist. The good news is that since last year, a few species have been removed from this list!!


Schoenus adnatus (Flat Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_adnatus)
Schoenus lucidus (Bright Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_lucidus)
Schoenus rigidus (Ridge Veldrush)
Schoenus brunnescens (Brown Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_brunnescens)
Schoenus limosus (Muddy Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_limosus)
Schoenus loreus (Flatleaf Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_loreus)
Schoenus filiculmis (Wiry Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_filiculmis)
Schoenus riparius (River Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_riparius)
Schoenus aureus (Gold Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_aureus)
Schoenus triticoides (Wheat Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_triticoides)


I have still not made Wikipedia pages for S. rigidus, since this name has not been passed through the more important name databases. S. rigidus can be found in western regions of the Eastern Cape Province and adjacent areas of the Western Cape Province.

Species that could use more observations

The following species do have a few observations on iNaturalist, but more would be really useful and informative.


Schoenus albovaginatus (Whitesheath Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_albovaginatus)
Schoenus bracteosus (Bristleglume Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_bracteosus)
Schoenus comparoides (Foothill Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_comparoides)
Schoenus crassiculmis (Succulent Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_crassiculmis)
Schoenus crinitus (Downy Veldrush): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_crinitus)
Schoenus neovillosus (Hairy Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_neovillosus)
Schoenus purpurascens (Purple Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_purpurascens)
Schoenus quartziticus (Quartz Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_quartziticus)
Schoenus schonlandii (Eastern Veldrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoenus_schonlandii)


I have still not made the Wikipedia page for S. crinitus for the same reason as mentioned above. I have seen and collected it from wet slopes in the Bains Kloof area.

Who's winning?

We have three front-runners at the moment, but this could change as other people enter the race:

• douglaseustonbrown
• botaneek
• mr_fab