''Carex gunniana'' is an Australia species of

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that was first described in 1845 by Boott in the ''Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London''. It is native to eastern Australia and Tasmania. Two

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have been named, both in 1909 by

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. , the Tasmanian endemic ''Carex gunniana'' var. ''barbata'' is maintained as a separate species, ''

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'', in

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, and ''C. gunniana'' var. ''brevior'' is not accepted as a separate taxon than ''C. gunniana''.

References

gunniana Endemic flora of Australia Plants described in 1845 {{Carex-stub