Carex idaea

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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Carex idaea is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae, native to Crete.{{cite POWO |id=905816-1 |title=Carex idaea Greuter, Matthäs & Risse |access-date=31 October 2022 }} It is genetically very close to Carex distans, but has a number of distinct differences, including a higher number of chromosomes (2n{{nbsp}}={{nbsp}}74), stiffer leaves, and dark red-purple flowers.{{cite journal |title=Systematics and evolution of Carex sects. Spirostachyae and Elatae (Cyperaceae) |year=2009 |last1=Escudero |first1=Marcial |last2=Luceño |first2=Modesto |journal=Plant Systematics and Evolution |volume=279 |issue=1–4 |pages=163–189 |doi=10.1007/s00606-009-0156-x |s2cid=29472803 }}