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Carex L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 972 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000006709.

Synonyms of Carex

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Hemicarex Benth. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 367 (1881) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000017355
Neskiza Raf. Good Book : 27 (1840) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000025970
Vignea P.Beauv. ex T.Lestib. Essai Cypér. : 22 (1819) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000040265
Ammorrhiza Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. 4: 146 (1789) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043734
Baeochortus Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. 4: 149 (1789) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043735
Caricella Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. 4: 146 (1789) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043736
Chordorrhiza Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. 4: 148 (1789) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043738
Drymeia Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. 4: 148 (1789) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043739
Heleonastes Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. 4: 147 (1789) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043741
Kobria St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 8: 175 (1881) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043742
Meltrema Raf. Good Book : 26 (1840) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043745
Phaeolorum Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. 4: 149 (1789) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043748
Polyglochin Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. 4: 146 (1789) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043749
Ptacoseia Ehrh. Beitr. Naturk. 4: 147 (1789) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043750
Ulva Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 496 (1763) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043753

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Carex:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex Baccantes T.Koyama – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-3000002855
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex Decorae Kük. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-3000002860
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex Digitatae Fr. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-3400010177
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex Extensae Fr. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-3400010178
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex Heleonastes Kunth – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-3400010183
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex Laxiflorae Kunth – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-3400010179
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex Orthocerates Koch – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-3400010180
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex Paludosae Fr. ex Kük. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-3400010181
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex Vignea P.Beauv. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-3400010182
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex alpina var. typica Fernald Rhodora 35: 222. 1933 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001398088
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex amblyorhyncha var. solida (T.J.Sørensen) Boecher – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392146
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex aristata subsp. orostachys (C.A.Mey.) Kük. Pflanzenr. 38(IV. 20): 753 1909 — wfo-0001033403
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex aristata subsp. trichocarpa Kük. Pflanzenr. (Engler) 4, Fam. 20: 754. 1909 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001367993
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex fascicularis var. fascicularis Boott Illustrations of the Genus Carex 1 1858 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001394514
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex goodenowii var. stricitiformis (L.H.Bailey) Kük. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392126
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex gracilis f. amblyepis (Peterm.) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 94 1902 — wfo-0001286503
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex gracilis f. obtusata (Peterm.) Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 16(3-4): 370. 1971 [1970 publ. 1971] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325983
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex hyperborea f. cuspidata Rosenv. Meddel. Gronland 3: 723. 1891 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325405
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex indecora var. humilis Boott Bot. Antarct. Voy. I. (Fl. Antarct.). 2: 367. 1846 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001398090
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex lagopodioides var. mirabilis (Dewey) Olney – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391705
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex longifolia var. longifolia R.Br. Illustrations of the Genus Carex 3 1862 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001394568
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex marima var. solida (T.J.Sørensen) Boecher – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392458
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex nepalensis var. vaginosa (C.B.Clarke) Kük. Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV. 20 (Heft 38): 40. 1909 [18 May 1909] (as Cobresia) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001398706
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex nitida var. filifolia Kük. Acta Horti Gothob. 5: 44 (1930) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001381477
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex novae-anglieae var. emmonsii (Torr.) J.Carey – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392046
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex oederi Willk. Flora 35: 521 (1852) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000349438
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex rigida subsp. bigelowii (Torr. ex Schwein.) Steffen – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001367289
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex rigida var. stricitiformis L.H.Bailey – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392671
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex rotrata var. ambigens Fernald – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392469
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex stelluta var. angustata J.Carey – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391969
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex vallis var. pulchrae Phil. Anales Univ. Chile 93: 487. 1896 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001398099
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex varia var. emmonsii (Dewey) W.Stone – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391812
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Carex varia var. emmonsii (Torr.) W.Stone – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391883