Carex banksii

Carex banksii is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae.^[1] Carex banksii is native to South America and was first formally named by Francis Boott in 1839.^[1][2]

Carex banksii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. banksii
Binomial name
Carex banksii Boott

Four varieties are accepted:^[1]

• Carex banksii var. abbreviata Kük.
• Carex banksii var. banksii
• Carex banksii var. fonkii (Phil.) Kük.
• Carex banksii var. odontolepis (Phil.) Kük.