Schoenus compar (ivory veldrush) is a species of sedge endemic to southern South Africa.

[1] Key diagnostic characters include papery, ivory leaf sheaths, as well as compact and thick inflorescences.

[1] The spikelet glumes are relatively firm and viscous, and range in colour from gold when young to reddish-brown when mature.

[1] Southern African Schoenus were once classified as Tetraria; however, based on molecular and morphological differences, we now know that the two groups are evolutionary distinct.

[6] Schoenus compar mostly occurs in southwestern South Africa, although it reaches Humansdorp in the East and the Cederberg mountains in the north.