Carex lepida

{{Short description|Species of grass-like plant}}

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|status=CR

|status_system=IUCN3.1

|status_ref={{cite iucn |author=Pitman, N. |date=2004 |title=Carex lepida |volume=2004 |page=e.T45148A10983479 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45148A10983479.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

|genus=Carex

|species=lepida

|authority=Boott

}}

Carex lepida is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.