SB23015A taxonomic review of the austral genera Asterochaete and Carpha (Cyperaceae, Carpheae)
From sea level to snowy mountains, from swamps to bare volcanic rocks grow two groups of flowering plants restricted to the Southern Hemisphere. These sedges, in the genera Asterochaete and Carpha, are usually treated under Carpha but evolutionary studies support recognition of both. Photogenic features of the fruit and perianth allow easy recognition of the genera and we provide tools for the identification of the species, including three new to science and the Australian alpine species particularly vulnerable to climatic changes. (Photographs by J. J. Bruhl.)
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