[1] The key diagnostic characters of S. pseudoloreus are its narrowly contracted flowering heads with bracts having small ear-like membranaceous extensions that cover the base of each spike.

It appears that part of this problem is caused by the tendency of the southern African Schoenus to form hybrids with each other.

[3] Other notable genera in tribe Schoeneae include Lepidosperma, Oreobolus, Costularia, Tetraria and Gahnia.

[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] The known distribution of S. pseudoloreus ranges as far north as the Kamiesberg in the Northern Cape Province and near Willowmore in the east.