Carex purdiei

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{{Short description|Species of plant}}

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| genus = Carex

| species = purdiei

| authority = Boott

| synonyms = * Carex peruvida G.A.Wheeler

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Carex purdiei is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to southern parts of Central America and northern parts of South America.{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:301820-1|title=Carex purdiei Boott|access-date=23 June 2023 |publisher=Kew Science – Plants of the World Online}}

The plant has a tufted appearance with a short creeping rhizome and with slender stems that are {{cvt|10|to|80|cm}} in length and have a triangular cross-section. The pale green flattened leaves are found near the base of the plant and are about as long as the stems with a width of {{cvt|1.5|to|3.5|mm}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000350459|title=Carex purdiei Boott|accessdate=23 June 2023|publisher=World Flora Online}}

The species was first described by the botanist Francis Boott in 1858 as a part of the work Illustrations of the Genus Carex from the type specimen collected from a bog situated on Nevada de Santa Martha of Colombia by Purdie. It has one synonym;

• Carex peruvida G.A. Wheeler.{{cite web|url=http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/9904792|title=Carex purdiei Boott|accessdate=23 June 2023|work=Tropicos|publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden}}

The species is found in subtropical areas of Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia.