Carex peregrina

Carex peregrina is a species of sedge (family Cyperaceae), with a remarkably disjunct distribution; it is found in the Azores and Madeira islands in the eastern Atlantic, and more than 6,000 km (3,700 mi) away in the mountains of Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, in east Africa.[1] It prefers to grow in montane forests but occasionally is found sunny grasslands from 2,300 to 3,500 m (7,500 to 11,500 ft) above sea level.[2]

Carex peregrina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. peregrina
Binomial name
Carex peregrina
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex guthnickiana J.Gay
  • Carex macrostylos var. guthnickiana (J.Gay) C.B.Clarke, T.A.Durand & H.Schinz
  • Carex macrostylos var. peregrina (Link) L.H.Bailey ex Trel.
  • Carex sagittifera Lowe

References
  1. "Carex peregrina Link". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 October 2022. Bale Mountains ... Mt. Meru
  2. Gehrke, Berit (2011). "Synopsis of Carex (Cyperaceae) from sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 166: 51–99. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01116.x.


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