| Klamath sedge | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. klamathensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex klamathensis B.L.Wilson & Janeway
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Carex klamathensis is a rare species of sedge known by the common name Klamath sedge. It is known from 15 or fewer populations in southern Oregon and three populations in the Klamath Region of northern California.[1] It was described to science only in 2007.[2] Its habitat includes fens and other wet habitat, on serpentine soils. It was discovered independently by botanists Peter Zika and Lawrence Janeway.
- ^ NatureServe. "Carex klamathensis". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ Wilson, B.L., et al. (2007). Description of Carex klamathensis (Cyperaceae), a rare sedge of the Klamath Region of Oregon and California. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1 69-77.