Carex wootonii

{{Short description|Species of grass-like plant}}

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| genus = Carex

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| parent = Carex sect. Ovales

| species = wootonii

| authority = Mack.

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Carex wootonii, or Wooton's sedge,{{PLANTS|id=CAWO|taxon=Carex wootonii|accessdate=27 September 2018}} is a species of sedge that was first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1915.{{cite web|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-232227|title=Carex wootonii|publisher=The Plant List|year=2010|accessdate=6 December 2014}} Wooton's Sedge is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in Subtropical Biomes.{{Cite web |title=Carex wootonii Mack. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:47446-2 |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}

The plant is native to the US States of New Mexico and Arizona, as well as the Northeast of Mexico. It is placed by the native status of L48 N.{{Cite web |title=USDA Plants Database |url=https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CAWO |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=plants.usda.gov}}