Carex louisianica

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

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| image = Carex louisianica.jpg

| image_caption = Showing characteristic long staminate peduncle

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Carex

| display_parents = 2

| parent = Carex sect. Lupulinae

| species = louisianica

| authority = L.H.Bailey

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Carex louisianica, commonly called Louisiana sedge,{{cite web |url=http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm |title= Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States}} is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It is native to North America, where it is primarily found in the southeastern United States.{{BONAP|ref|genus=Carex|species=louisianica|accessdate=30 January 2017}} Its natural habitat is wet, swampy forests and openings.[http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357298 Flora of North America]

It is a rhizomatous perennial that flowers in spring. It produces fruits in late spring and summer.