Carex planostachys

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|genus=Carex

|species=planostachys

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|synonyms=Carex halleriana subsp. planostachys {{small|(Kunze) Kük.}}

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Carex planostachys, the cedar sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to the U.S. states of New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, all of Mexico, and Guatemala.{{cite POWO |id=301609-1 |title=Carex planostachys Kunze |access-date=29 August 2023 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CAPL3 |title=Carex planostachys Kunze Cedar Sedge |author= |date=22 November 2010 |website=Plant Database |publisher=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center |access-date=29 August 2023 }} A small species reaching {{cvt|15|cm|in|0}}, it is usually found growing in the duff under "cedars" (junipers).