Carex donnell-smithii is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Mexico and Central America.[1]
The sedge has stout culms with a length of 30 to 100 cm (12 to 39 in) which have a purple hue toward the base of the plant. It has many stiff, glabrous and leathery leaves with blades that are 3 to 10 mm (0.12 to 0.39 in) wide. The compound inflorescences are 20 to 60 mm (0.79 to 2.36 in) in length that are found in groups in pairs of groups of four.[2]
The species was first described by the botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1889 as a part of Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club. The type specimen was collected in the Alta Verapaz are of Guatemala.[3] It has two synonyms;
It is found in seasonally dry tropical biome from southern Mexico in the north down through much of Central America to Panama in the south.[1]
Carex donnell-smithii is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Mexico and Central America.
