Carex acutata

Carex acutata is a species of sedge, a perennial flowering plant, in the family Cyperaceae. It was first formally named by Francis Boott in 1846.

Description

Carex acutata is a tuft-forming sedge, with clumps of slender, narrow leaves reaching up to 90cm in height. The inflorescence forms a series of spikes, with brownish flowers, appearing in late spring and summer.

Distribution and habitat

Carex acutata is native to South America. In Bolivia, it occurs at elevations of. It is distributed in mountainous habitats of the Tropical Andes, from Bolivia to Venezuela.

Taxonomy

The name Carex tessellata was included in the Ecuadorian Red List as a “mysterious species known from a single collection of uncertain precedence”. The name was synonymised in 2020 to ''Carex acutata.''