Carex texensis, the Texas sedge,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is endemic to the eastern, central, and southern United States.
| Carex texensis | |
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| At the Zilker Botanical Garden in Austin, Texas | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Section: | Carex sect. Phaestoglochin |
| Species: | C. texensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex texensis (Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey | |
Its culms are 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in) in height, and 0.5–1 mm (1⁄64–3⁄64 in) wide basally to 0.4–0.5 mm (1⁄64–1⁄64 in) wide distally. The leaves are green with the widest leaf blades 1–1.7 mm (3⁄64–1⁄16 in) wide.
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