Carex pertenuis

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| genus = Carex

| species = pertenuis

| authority = L.H.Bailey

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Carex pertenuis is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to southern parts of Mexico and northern parts of Central America.{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:274103-2|title=Carex pertenuis L.H.Bailey |access-date=12 November 2022 |publisher=Kew Science – Plants of the World Online}}