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

Carex elatior is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of central Madagascar.

The species was first formally described by the botanist Johann Otto Boeckeler in 1880 as a part of the work Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins zu Bremen. It has one synonym; Carex elatior var. perrieri.

See also

• List of Carex species

References

1. "Carex elatior Boeckeler". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
2. "Carex elatior Boeckeler". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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