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Scleria greigiifolia is a perennial sedge in the Cyperaceae family, native to central and southern Africa and Madagascar. It grows in damp to seasonally flooded ground such as dambos, bogs and stream or lake margins, so it needs consistently moist soil in cultivation.
Scleria greigiifolia is a plant in the family Cyperaceae. It grows as a perennial herb.
Scleria greigiifolia grows naturally in central to southern Africa and Madagascar. Its habitat is dambos, bogs, wet places near streams and lakes, and seasonally flooded grasslands. It has been recorded at altitudes from 500 metres (1,600 ft) to 1,800 metres (6,000 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scleria greigiifolia 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.
