Carex cognata

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

{{Speciesbox

|image=

|genus=Carex

|species=cognata

|authority=Kunth

|synonyms_ref=

|synonyms=

• Carex acutatiformis {{small|H.E.Hess}}
• Carex cognata var. drakensbergensis {{small|(C.B.Clarke) Kük.}}
• Carex drakensbergensis {{small|C.B.Clarke}}
• Carex retrorsa {{small|Nees}}

}}

Carex cognata is a species of sedge (family Cyperaceae), with an Afromontane distribution.{{cite POWO |id=299192-1 |title=Carex cognata Kunth |access-date=24 September 2022 }} A wetland obligate, it is typically, but not always, found at high altitudes.{{cite journal |title=Ecology of palustrine wetlands in Lesotho: Vegetation classification, description and environmental factors |year=2019 |last1=Chatanga |first1=Peter |last2=Sieben |first2=Erwin J.J. |journal=Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science |volume=61 |doi=10.4102/koedoe.v61i1.1574 |s2cid=209563391 |doi-access=free }}