PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / POALES / CYPERACEAE / CYPEROIDEAE / CARICEAE / CAREX / ECKLONII
Perennial herb, tufted, 0.17-0.70 m high. Leaf blades 80-340 x 2.5-4.0 mm, channelled or plicate, glabrous. Culm nodose, 3-angled, 1-2 mm in diam. Bracts 1 at each node, leaf-like. Spikes 4 or 5, largest 15-22 x 7-10 mm, apical spike male, lowermost 3 or 4 spikes female. Female bracts (glumes) shorter and narrower than perigynium, ovate, 4.2-5.0 x 1.8-2.2 mm, keel excurrent into 0.8-2.0 mm long scabrid awn. Perigynium suberect, stalked, 4.5-5.5 x 1.8-2.5 mm, 3-angled with rounded base, inflated, green, or stramineous, cartilaginous, glabrous, nervose; rostrum 0.71.2 mm long, apex shallowly bidentate. Flowering time Dec. Nutlet obovate, narrowly clawed, 2.5-3.2 x 1.5-2.0 mm, 3-angled, dark brown, surface minutely papillose. From: Archer, C. 2019. Cyperaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(3): 1691-1764. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Tufted perennial to 70 cm. Spikelets greenish brown. From: Archer, C; Muasya, M. 2012. Cyperaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 84-96. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Moist saline places at coast. Albany Thicket. From: Archer, C. 2019. Cyperaceae. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(3): 1691-1764. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Coastal flats. From: Archer, C; Muasya, M. 2012. Cyperaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 84-96. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Sporadic from Cape Peninsula to E Cape, worldwide. From: Archer, C; Muasya, M. 2012. Cyperaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 84-96. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
October
2 to 5 m
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Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Poales
FAMILY Cyperaceae
SUBFAMILY Cyperoideae
TRIBE Cariceae
GENUS Carex
SPECIES ecklonii
23 results for Carex ecklonii Nees
Barcode: NBG0206652-0 Collector(s) & number: Reid, C, 1146 | 1986-12-6
South Africa, Western Cape, GEORGE DIST.; BO-LANGVLEI; ON N. SHORE.
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Barcode: NBG0206656-0 Collector(s) & number: Reid, C, 1131 | 1986-12-3
South Africa, Western Cape, BREDASDORP DIST.; RATELVLEI; ON ROAD TO BREDASDORP NEAR T-JUNCTION WITH END OF NEW TARRED ROAD.
General notes: Alt. < 5 m. Pan margin with Limonium sp. Only one tuft seen.
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Barcode: PRE0762289-0 Collector(s) & number: Reid, C, 1128 | 1986-12-2
South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE PENINSULA; NOORDHOEK VLEI; IN VICINITY OF NEW SHOPPING COMPLEX.
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Barcode: PRE0109466-0 Collector(s) & number: Whellan, JA, 1750 | 1960-12-27
South Africa, Western Cape, SMITSWINKEL BAY.
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Barcode: NBG0077891-0 Collector(s) & number: Compton, RH, 16585 | 1944-12-2
South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Peninsula. Llandudno.
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Barcode: PRE0762287-0 Collector(s) & number: Reid, C, 1146 | 1986-12-6
South Africa, Western Cape, GEORGE DIST.; N. SHORE OF BO-LANGVLEI, BETWEEN RAILWAY TRACK AND LAKE.
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Barcode: PRE0109791-0 Collector(s) & number: Whellan, JA, 1483 | 1957-12-20
South Africa, Western Cape, HERMANUS.
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Barcode: NBG0206659-0 Collector(s) & number: Reid, C, 1128 | 1986-12-2
South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE PENINSULA; NOORDHOEK VLEI; IN VICINITY OF NEW SHOPPING COMPLEX.
General notes: Extensive marsh with Carpha glomerata and Typha sp. On margin of marsh in wet soil. Tufted sedge, foliage yellow-green.
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Barcode: PRE0813265-0 Collector(s) & number: Phillips, JFV, PRF 930 | 1925-4-16
South Africa, Western Cape, Knysna Dist.; Noetzie.
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Barcode: PRE0108418-0 Collector(s) & number: Wolley-Dod, AH, 3535 | 1897-11-11
South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE PENINSULA; BEYOND SEA POINT.
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Barcode: PRE0773767-0 Collector(s) & number: Hilliard, OM, 18897 | 1985-12-18
South Africa, Eastern Cape, EAST LONDON DIST.; KIDD'S BEACH.
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Barcode: PRE0683553-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 9285 | 1979-12-9
South Africa, Eastern Cape, BATHURST DIST.; RIETRIVER ESTUARY.
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Barcode: NH0029859-0 Collector(s) & number: Simon, PH, s.n. | 1939-1-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Kowie.
General notes: Quite common on salt marshes - higher levels.
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Barcode: PRE0762295-0 Collector(s) & number: Reid, C, 1131 | 1986-12-3
South Africa, Western Cape, BREDASDORP DIST.; RATELVLEI ON ROAD TO BREDASDORP NEAR T-JUNCTION WITH END OF NEW TARRED ROAD.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2019
SERIES CHAPTER
Cyperaceae Archer, CIn: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(3)1691-1764
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2012
SERIES CHAPTER
Cyperaceae Archer, C; Muasya, MIn: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 84-96
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
No results found for Carex ecklonii Nees
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