Carex aethiopica Schkuhr is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Carex aethiopica Schkuhr

Carex aethiopica is a tussock-forming perennial sedge from Cyperaceae, native to South Africa's Cape Provinces.

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Carex

Order

Poales

Class

Liliopsida

About Carex aethiopica Schkuhr

Carex aethiopica Schkuhr is a perennial sedge species that grows in tussock formations. It belongs to the plant family Cyperaceae, and it is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.

Photo: (c) Marie Delport, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marie Delport · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae › Carex

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Carex leptalea Wahlenb.

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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