Carex conferta A. Rich.

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Status:	Native
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Notes:	The specimen in the images (Ballings & Wursten PB2983, BR) appears to be the first record from Malawi.
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Habitat:	In bogs and along streamsides in high altitude zones with Hagenia, Erica and Hypericum.
Altitude range:	2300 - 2400 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Eastern DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi (Nyika only).
Malawi distribution:	N
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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Carex conferta

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Carex conferta
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Carex conferta
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Carex conferta
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Carex conferta
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Carex conferta
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Carex conferta
JSTOR Plant Science: Carex conferta
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Carex conferta
Plants of the World Online: Carex conferta
Tropicos: Carex conferta
Wikipedia: Carex conferta