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Schoenus cygneus (Schoenus cygneus)

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: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Cyperaceae

              • Genus: Schoenus

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