Carex testacea

{{Short description|Species of plant in the genus Carex}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}

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|image_caption=In summer leaves are olive-green

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|image2_caption=And in winter they turn coppery-orange

|genus=Carex

|species=testacea

|authority=Sol. ex Boott

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Carex testacea, the orange New Zealand sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to New Zealand.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:302617-1 |title=Carex testacea Sol. ex Boott |author= |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=30 June 2022 }} Prized for its colourful foliage, which provides both summer and winter interest, it is widely available commercially.{{cite web |title=Carex testacea orange New Zealand sedge |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/83677/i-carex-testacea-i/details |date=2022 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |accessdate=30 June 2022 |quote=58 suppliers }}