''Cycnogeton alcockiae'', also known as southern water-ribbons, Alcock's water-ribbons or dwarf water-ribbons, is a plant in the arrowgrass

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native to south-eastern

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, where it has been recorded from

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and

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. It is found in

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and

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, in pools, swamps and the margins of streams, where it grows to about 20 cm in height. The fruit is a papery capsule. The species was first described as ''Triglochin alcockiae'' by Helen Aston in 1993, with the species epithet honouring a Mrs Kath Alcock of Narracoorte. in 2010, the species was transferred to the genus, ''

Cycnogeton ''Cycnogeton'' is a genus of plants in the family Juncaginaceae described as a genus in 1838. It is native to Australia and New Guinea.von Mering, S. & Kadereit, J.W. (2010). Phylogeny, Systematics, and Recircumscription of Juncaginaceae - A Co ...

''.

References

Juncaginaceae Flora of South Australia Flora of Tasmania Flora of Victoria (Australia) Plants described in 1993 {{monocot-stub