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Carex acutata
Carex acutata (common name, slender-tufted sedge, slender-spiked sedge)[2] is a species of sedge, a perennial flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae.[1] It was first formally named by Francis Boott in 1846.[3] DescriptionCarex 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.[2] Distribution and habitatCarex acutata is native to South America.[1] In Bolivia it occurs at elevations of 3,500–4,000 m (11,500–13,100 ft).[4] It is distributed in mountanous habitats of the Tropical Andes, from Bolivia to Venezuela.[5] TaxonomyThe 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.[5] References
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