Carex johnstonii

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Carex johnstonii is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of central and eastern Africa.{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:300384-1|title=Carex johnstonii Boeckeler |access-date=21 November 2022 |publisher=Kew Science – Plants of the World Online}}

The species was first formally described by the botanist Johann Otto Boeckeler in 1886 as a part of the work Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie.{{cite web|url=http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/9908584|title=Carex johnstonii Boeckeler |access-date=21 November 2022 |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden|work=Tropicos}}