Biology:Carex cognata

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of flowering plant

Carex cognata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. cognata
Binomial name
Carex cognata
Kunth
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex acutatiformis H.E.Hess
  • Carex cognata var. drakensbergensis (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
  • Carex drakensbergensis C.B.Clarke
  • Carex retrorsa Nees

Carex cognata is a species of sedge (family Cyperaceae), with an Afromontane distribution.[1] A wetland obligate, it is typically, but not always, found at high altitudes.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Carex cognata Kunth" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/299192-1. 
  2. Chatanga, Peter; Sieben, Erwin J.J. (2019). "Ecology of palustrine wetlands in Lesotho: Vegetation classification, description and environmental factors". Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science 61. doi:10.4102/koedoe.v61i1.1574. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2938471 entry