Schoenus neovillosus is a species of sedge endemic to the south-western mountains of the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

[1] In addition, the spikelets of S. crinitus and S. gracillimus are more dispersed throughout the inflorescence, whereas the spikes of S. neovillosus form more overlapping clusters compared to the former two species.

[1] Another key difference is that S. neovillosus does not have the paper-like lateral extensions on its primary inflorescence bracts that are present in S.

[4] Phylogenetic and morphological evidence suggests that the closest relative to S. neovillosus are species in the Epischoenus group of Schoenus.

[1] The genus Tetraria once included species from the southern African Schoenus; however, we now know that the two groups are evolutionary distinct based on morphological and molecular differences.