Carex cockayneana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. cockayneana
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Binomial name | |
Carex cockayneana
Kük., 1906
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Carex cockayneana, also known as Cockayne's sedge, [1] is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to the North Island of New Zealand. [2]
The specific epithet honours the New Zealand botanist Leonard Cockayne. [1]