''Carex aureolensis'' is a

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-forming species of perennial sedge in the family

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. It is native to temperate parts of the

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from Illinois in the north to northern Argentina in the south.

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aureolensis Plants described in 1855 Taxa named by Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel Flora of Brazil Flora of Argentina Flora of Paraguay Flora of Uruguay Flora of Alabama Flora of Arkansas Flora of Florida Flora of Georgia (U.S. state) Flora of Illinois Flora of Kansas Flora of Kentucky Flora of Louisiana Flora of Mexico Flora of Mississippi Flora of Missouri Flora of Nebraska Flora of New Mexico Flora of North Carolina Flora of South Carolina Flora of Oklahoma Flora of Texas Flora of Tennessee Flora of Virginia {{Carex-stub