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Schoenus nigricans L.
Black sedge, Black bogrush

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Family: Cyperaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southern United States, the West Indies (not Puerto Rico), Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World in both temperate and tropical regions.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Schoenus nigricans available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Schoenus nigricans has been found in the following 28 conservation areas :
Big Cypress National Preserve	Present	Native
Collier-Seminole State Park	Present	Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW)	Present	Native
Dupuis Reserve	Present	Native
Estero Bay Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Everglades National Park	Present	Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Frog Pond/L-31 N Transition Lands	Present	Native
Grassy Waters Preserve	Present	Native
Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area	Present	Native
J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Present	Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area	Present	Native
Luis Martinez United States Army Reserve Station, Richmond Pine Rocklands	Present	Native
National Key Deer Refuge	Present	Native
Nixon Smiley Pineland Addition	Present	Native
Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve	Present	Native
Pal-Mar	Present	Native
Pal-Mar Natural Area	Present	Native
Picayune Strand State Forest	Present	Native
Prairie Pines Preserve	Present	Native
Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area	Present	Native
Savannas Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve	Present	Native
South Dade Wetlands	Present	Native
Southern Glades	Present	Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Schoenus nigricans has been found in the following 9 counties :
Broward County		Native
Charlotte County		Native
Collier County		Native
Hendry County		Native
Lee County		Native
Martin County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native
Monroe County (Keys)		Native
Palm Beach County		Native