''Carex bonplandii'', Bonpland's sedge, is a

tussock Tussock may refer to: * Tussock grass, a group of species in the family Poaceae *Floating island * Lymantriinae, called tussock moths or tussocks See also * Hassock (disambiguation) Hassock may refer to: * Kneeler, a cushion or a piece of f ...

-forming species of perennial sedge in the family

Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' w ...

. It is native to southern parts of Mexico, parts of Central America and northern parts of South America.

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bonplandii Plants described in 1837 Taxa named by Carl Sigismund Kunth Flora of Mexico Flora of Brazil Flora of Bolivia Flora of Colombia Flora of Costa Rica Flora of Ecuador Flora of Guatemala Flora of Panama Flora of Peru Flora of Venezuela {{Carex-stub