''Cyperus cracens'' is a sedge of the family

Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' w ...

that is native to northern and north western parts of

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. The perennial sedge typically grows to a height of in height and has a tufted habit and produces brown flowers. The species was first described by the botanist

Karen Louise Wilson Karen Louise Wilson (born 1950) is an Australian botanist. Some of her research interests are: systematics, phylogenetic and biogeographic studies on Cyperaceae, Casuarinaceae, Juncaceae and Polygonaceae. Other professional interests include ...

in 1991 in the journal '' Telopea''. It is found in rock crevices and seepage areas on sandstone hills in the

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region of

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and is also found in the

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15531978 Plants described in 1991 Flora of Western Australia cracens Taxa named by Karen Louise Wilson Flora of the Northern Territory

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