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Scleria dregeana is a perennial sedge in the Cyperaceae family, native to southern Africa from Tanzania to South Africa, typically found in wet places at higher altitude. It is grown mainly in its native range rather than as a common garden or houseplant, so care is best kept moist with good light.
Scleria dregeana is a plant in the family Cyperaceae. It grows as a perennial herb.
Scleria dregeana grows widely in southern Africa. Its habitat is wet places at high altitude.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scleria dregeana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
