Distribution Map

Cyperus ascocapensis

                   
       
(Ascolepis capensis)

Cyperaceae Cyperoideae Cyperoideae 

As at April 2024, 10 herbarium specimens, 3 photo records

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Found within protected areas: Malolotja

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Ascolepis capensis - Tufted perennial. Leaves arising from base only, very slender, about equalling stems, 30—90 cm high. Inflorescence almost spherical, 1,3 cm or less diam, consisting of few closely set spikelets with numerous narrow pointed white scales; bract single, narrow, leaf-like, up to 5 cm long, often turned downwards (with sometimes a second shorter one) below inflorescence.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.