Carex cockayneana, also known as Cockayne's sedge,[1] is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to the North Island of New Zealand.[2]

Carex cockayneana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. cockayneana
Binomial name
Carex cockayneana
Kük., 1906

The specific epithet honours the New Zealand botanist Leonard Cockayne.[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b "Carex cockayneana". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Carex cockayneana Kük". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 July 2022.