Common Name: Bonpland's sedge Duration: Unknown Nativity: None Lifeform: Graminoid Ethnobotany: Unknown Etymology: Carex is the classical Latin name for the genus, while bonplandii is named for the 19th century French botanist and explorer Aime Jacques Bonpland. Synonyms: Carex durandii, Carex heptastachya, Carex purdiei Editor: SBuckley