Carex monostachya

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Carex monostachya
Die Pflanzenwelt Afrikas, insbesondere seiner tropischen Gebiete - Grundzge der Pflanzenverbreitung im Afrika und die Charakterpflanzen Afrikas (1910) (20930514472).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Vignea
Section:
Species:
C. monostachya
Binomial name
Carex monostachya
A.Rich.

Carex monostachya is a species of sedge native to the mountains of East Africa.

Distribution and ecology[]

Carex monostachya lives at altitudes of 2,700–4,000 metres (8,900–13,100 ft) above sea level in Afromontane region, including Mount Kenya, the Aberdare Range and Mount Elgon.[1] It grows in the upper bamboo and Hagenia forests, in grassland in the ericaceous belt, and in shallow water near glaciers.[1]

Carex monostachya can be the dominant species in the bogs found on the mountains' higher reaches. Other plants found in the same habitat include the giant senecios of the genus Dendrosenecio, the gentian , the buttercup and the thistle .[2]

Taxonomy[]

Carex monostachya was described by Achille Richard in 1850, in his Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Luke, W.R.Q. (2010). "Carex monostachya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T185241A8373530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T185241A8373530.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Alex Stewart (2012). "Animal and plant life". Kilimanjaro: a Complete Trekker's Guide: Preparations, practicalities and trekking routes to the 'Roof of Africa'. Cicerone Press. p. 122. ISBN 9781849656221.
  3. ^ Achille Richard (1850). "Carex monostachya". Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae. Vol. 2. pp. 512–513.
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