Schoenus lepidosperma subsp. pachylepis

Tufted perennial (very shortly rhizomatous); culms coarse, 0.5–1.2 mm diam. Spikelets 15–22 mm long; fertile glumes 13–16 mm long; anthers 6.3–9 mm long (excluding appendage), apical appendage 0.8–1.8 mm long; hypogynous scales obtuse or rarely acute, very broad, scarcely reaching to top of stipe. Nut (including stipe) 4.2–5 mm long, 2.0–2.5 mm diam. Flowers spring–summer.