Carex cockayneana

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]

See also

References

  1. "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.
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