Carex steudneri is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to the eastern part of Africa from Ethiopia in the north to South Africa.[1]

Carex steudneri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. steudneri
Binomial name
Carex steudneri

The species was described in 1876 by the botanist Johann Otto Boeckeler as a part of the work Linnaea. The type specimen was collected by Hermann Steudner in Ethiopia.[2] There are two synonyms; Carex huttoniana described by Georg Kükenthal and Carex zuluensis by Charles Baron Clarke.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Carex steudneri Boeckeler". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Carex steudneri Boeckeler". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 3 September 2022.