Carex conferta A. Rich.
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Native |
Description:
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Type location:
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Ethiopia |
| Notes:
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The specimen in the images (Ballings & Wursten PB2983, BR) appears to be the first record from Malawi. |
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In bogs and along streamsides in high altitude zones with Hagenia, Erica and Hypericum. |
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2300 - 2400 m |
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| Worldwide distribution:
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Eastern DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi (Nyika only). |
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| Literature:
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Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 338. (Includes a picture).
Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 94.
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