Carex pringlei

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Carex pringlei is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to north eastern parts of Mexico.{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:46921-2|title=Carex pringlei L.H.Bailey |access-date=12 November 2022 |publisher=Kew Science – Plants of the World Online}}

The species was first formally described by the botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1892 as a part of the Botanical Gazette. The type specimen was collected by Cyrus Pringle in 1891 near San Luis Potosí.{{cite web|url=http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/9908357|title=Carex pringlei L.H.Bailey |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=Tropicos|publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden}}