Carex petitiana

Carex petitiana is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae that grows in swamps and bogs at altitudes of in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Two subspecies are recognised:

C. petitiana subsp. attenuata – only recorded from Malawi and Zimbabwe
C. petitiana subsp. petitiana Luceño & M. Escudero – throughout the species' range