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Carex acocksii

Species of plant in the sedge family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Carex acocksii is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces area of South Africa.[1]

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Description

It has an erect and tufted habit with a height of around 46 cm (18 in) with cylindrical stems that have a diameter of about 1 mm (0.039 in) and channel bladed leaves that are about half the length of the stems and have a width of 0.75 mm (0.030 in).[2]

Distribution and habitat

Carex acocksii is known from only two populations in the Northern Cape of South Africa.[3] It is situated at altitudes of over 1,500 m (4,900 ft) on the Hantamsberg and Roggeveld Escarpment growing in seasonally damp areas on sandstone or dolerite usually beneath shrubs.[2]

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