| Carex acutata | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. acutata |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex acutata Boott | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.
Distribution and habitat
Carex acutata is native to South America. In Bolivia it occurs at elevations of 3,500–4,000 m (11,500–13,100 ft). It is distributed in mountanous 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.
References
- ^ "Carex acutata Boott". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Carex acutata Boott". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Carex acutata in Bolivia checklist @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ Jiménez-Mejías, Pedro; Morales-Alonso, Ana; Oleas, Nora; Sánchez, Enmily; Martín-Bravo, Santiago; Masa-Iranzo, Irene; Meseguer, Andrea S. (2023-03-08). "New relevant chorological and conservation data on Carex (Cyperaceae) and Hypericum (Hypericaceae) from Ecuador". Biodiversity Data Journal. 11: e99603. doi:10.3897/BDJ.11.e99603. ISSN 1314-2828. PMID 38327360.
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| Carex acutata | |
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