Carex lapazensis

Carex lapazensis is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Bolivia.^[1]

Carex lapazensis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. lapazensis
Binomial name
Carex lapazensis C.B.Clarke

Carex lapazensis is a perennial, grasslike plant, which grows from a rhizome. Flowers are small, brownish-yellow, and clustered together in bunches of spikes.^[2]

According to the IUCN Redlist, Carex lapazensis is considered a critically endangered species.

See also

• List of Carex species