Carex acocksii

Carex acocksii is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces area of South Africa.

It has an erect and tufted habit with a height of around 46 cm with cylindrical stems that have a diameter of about 1 mm and channel bladed leaves that are about half the length of the stems and have a width of 0.75 mm.

It is situated at altitudes of over 1500 m on the Hantamsberg and Roggeveld Escarpment growing in seasonally damp areas on sandstone or dolerite usually beneath shrubs.