Cyperus afroalpinus

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Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Cyperus afroalpinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species:
C. afroalpinus
Binomial name
Cyperus afroalpinus

Cyperus afroalpinus is a species of sedge that is native to Africa and was described by the botanist Kåre Arnstein Lye in 1983.[2]

The slender and perennial sedge typically grows to a height of around 40 cm (16 in) with a short creeping rhizome and have multiple, crowded culms with a length of 24 to 36 cm (9.4 to 14.2 in) and a width of 1 to 1.6 mm (0.039 to 0.063 in) and are trigonous to triquetrous.[3]

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