| Synonyms: |
Carex cognata Kunth var. drakensbergensis (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Carex acutatiformis H.E.Hess Carex drakensbergensis C.B. Clarke Carex pseudocyperus L. var. cognata (Kunth) Boott Carex retrorsa Nees |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | |
| Description: |
|
| Type location: |
South Africa |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa. |
| Botanical divisions: | |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Browning, J., Gordon-Gray, K.D., Lock, M., Beentje, H., Vollesen, K., Bauters, K., Archer, C., Larridon, I., Xanthos, M., Vorster, P., Bruhl, J., Wilson, K. & Zhang, X. (2020). Cyperaceae Flora Zambesiaca 14 Pages 438 - 440. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 12. As Carex cognata Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 87. as var. cognata and var. drakensbergensis Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 118. |