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Carex nigra (L.) Reichard

This species name was first published in Fl. Moeno-Francof. 2: 96 (1778)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000349250.

Synonyms of Carex nigra (L.) Reichard

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Carex acuta var. nigra L. Sp. Pl. : 978 (1753) wfo-0000344169
Carex tumida Beilschm. Arch. Skand. Beitr. Naturgesch. 2: 214. 1850 : errat. wfo-0000352177
Carex vulgaris Fr. Novit. Fl. Suec. Mant. 3: 153 (1843) wfo-0000352545
Vignantha vulgaris Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 706 (1866) wfo-0000598677
Vignea vulgaris Fuss Fl. Transsilv. : 680 (1866) wfo-0000599887
Carex stolonifera subsp. vulgaris O.Schwarz Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. 1: 89 (1949) wfo-0000807121
Carex acuta subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh. Hannover. Mag. 18: 233 (1780) wfo-0000833761
Carex nigra var. nigra wfo-0001301950
Carex vulgaris var. communis Meinsh. Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 18: 333 (1901) wfo-1200015189
Carex nigra subsp. carpetana C.Vicioso ex Rivas Mart. Publ. Inst. Biol. Aplicada 42: 110 (1967) wfo-1200032943
Carex fusca var. carpetana C.Vicioso ex Rivas Mart. Anales Inst. Bot. Cavanilles 21: 291 (1964) wfo-1200034602

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link