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Cyperaceae taxon details

Carex acuta L.

1677136  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677136)

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Species
Carex ambigua Moench · unaccepted
Carex gracilis Curtis · unaccepted
Carex lilibaea Lojac. · unaccepted
Carex miliacea Krock. · unaccepted
Carex podperae Otruba · unaccepted
Carex pratensis Hosé · unaccepted
Carex rudis Wimm. · unaccepted
Carex tricostata Fr. · unaccepted
Carex virens Thuill. · unaccepted
Carex virginiana Wood · unaccepted
Carex wimmeri Steud. · unaccepted

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  1. Forma Carex acuta f. amblylepis Peterm. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  2. Forma Carex acuta f. badia Sanio accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  3. Forma Carex acuta f. diluta Sanio accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  4. Forma Carex acuta f. fluviatilis (Hartm.) Almq. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  5. Forma Carex acuta f. graciliflora Legrand accepted as Carex acuta L.
  6. Forma Carex acuta f. gracilis (Curtis) Sanio accepted as Carex acuta L.
  7. Forma Carex acuta f. melanolepis Sanio accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  8. Forma Carex acuta f. minor Boeckeler accepted as Carex turfosa Fr. represented as Carex ×turfosa Fr.
  9. Forma Carex acuta f. pedicellata Peterm. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  10. Forma Carex acuta f. personata (Fr.) Almq. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  11. Forma Carex acuta f. prolixa (Fr.) Almq. accepted as Carex ×prolixa Fr.
  12. Forma Carex acuta f. pseudosparganioides Čelak. accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  13. Forma Carex acuta f. rigida Sanio accepted as Carex brunnea subsp. brunnea Thunb.
  14. Forma Carex acuta f. ripensis Laest. accepted as Carex limula Fr. represented as Carex ×limula Fr.
  15. Forma Carex acuta f. stygia Sanio accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  16. Forma Carex acuta f. tourangiana (Boreau) Sanio accepted as Carex acuta L.
  17. Forma Carex acuta f. touranginiana (Boreau) Sanio accepted as Carex acuta L.
  18. Forma Carex acuta f. tricostata (Fr.) Almq. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  19. Forma Carex acuta f. vaginata Peterm. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  20. Forma Carex acuta f. zygostachya Rchb. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  21. Subspecies Carex acuta subsp. angustifolia Čelak. accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  22. Subspecies Carex acuta subsp. broteriana (Samp.) Rivas Mart. accepted as Carex reuteriana subsp. reuteriana
  23. Subspecies Carex acuta subsp. colorata F.Nyl. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  24. Subspecies Carex acuta subsp. intermedia Čelak. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  25. Subspecies Carex acuta subsp. mauritanica (Boiss. & Reut.) A.Asensi & B.Díez accepted as Carex reuteriana subsp. mauritanica (Boiss. & Reut.) Jim.Mejías & Luceño
  26. Subspecies Carex acuta subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh. accepted as Carex nigra (L.) Reichard
  27. Subspecies Carex acuta subsp. nutans Čelak. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  28. Subspecies Carex acuta subsp. personata (Fr.) P.Fourn. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  29. Subspecies Carex acuta subsp. prolixa (Fr.) Nyman accepted as Carex ×prolixa Fr.
  30. Subspecies Carex acuta subsp. reuteriana (Boiss.) Rivas Mart. & J.M.Pizarro accepted as Carex reuteriana Boiss.
  31. Subspecies Carex acuta subsp. rufa (L.) Ehrh. accepted as Carex riparia Curtis
  32. Subspecies Carex acuta subsp. ruffa (L.) Ehrh. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  33. Subvariety Carex acuta subvar. graciliflora Legrand accepted as Carex acuta L.
  34. Variety Carex acuta var. amblylepis (Peterm.) Nyman accepted as Carex acuta L.
  35. Variety Carex acuta var. angustifolia Čelak. accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  36. Variety Carex acuta var. anomala Hartm. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  37. Variety Carex acuta var. appendiculata Trautv. & C.A.Mey. accepted as Carex appendiculata (Trautv. & C.A.Mey.) Kük.
  38. Variety Carex acuta var. broteriana (Samp.) Rivas Mart. accepted as Carex reuteriana Boiss.
  39. Variety Carex acuta var. chlorostachya Rchb. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  40. Variety Carex acuta var. chlorotica Čelak. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  41. Variety Carex acuta var. colorata (F.Nyl.) Nyl. & Saelán accepted as Carex acuta L.
  42. Variety Carex acuta var. dioica Peterm. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  43. Variety Carex acuta var. elegans Wimm. accepted as Carex elytroides Fr. represented as Carex ×elytroides Fr.
  44. Variety Carex acuta var. erecta Dewey accepted as Carex angustata Boott
  45. Variety Carex acuta var. fluviatilis Hartm. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  46. Variety Carex acuta var. graciliflora (Legrand) Rouy accepted as Carex acuta L.
  47. Variety Carex acuta var. integrirostris Regel accepted as Carex acuta L.
  48. Variety Carex acuta var. intermedia Čelak. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  49. Variety Carex acuta var. longiglumis Cariot accepted as Carex brunnea subsp. brunnea Thunb.
  50. Variety Carex acuta var. macrocarpa Čelak. accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  51. Variety Carex acuta var. major Gray accepted as Carex acuta L.
  52. Variety Carex acuta var. minor Boeckeler accepted as Carex limula Fr. represented as Carex ×limula Fr.
  53. Variety Carex acuta var. minor Sw. accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  54. Variety Carex acuta var. minor Trevir. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  55. Variety Carex acuta var. moenchiana Nyman accepted as Carex acuta L.
  56. Variety Carex acuta var. monstrosa Gray accepted as Carex acuta L.
  57. Variety Carex acuta var. nardifolia Hartm. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  58. Variety Carex acuta var. nervosa G.Mey. accepted as Carex trinervis Degl.
  59. Variety Carex acuta var. nigra L. accepted as Carex nigra (L.) Reichard
  60. Variety Carex acuta var. nutans Čelak. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  61. Variety Carex acuta var. oxylepis Sanio accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  62. Variety Carex acuta var. pallida Boott accepted as Carex kelloggii var. kelloggii W.Boott
  63. Variety Carex acuta var. panormitana (Guss.) Nyman accepted as Carex panormitana Guss.
  64. Variety Carex acuta var. personata Fr. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  65. Variety Carex acuta var. polystachia Lej. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  66. Variety Carex acuta var. prolixa (Fr.) Almq. accepted as Carex ×prolixa Fr.
  67. Variety Carex acuta var. pseudaquatilis Appel accepted as Carex brunnea subsp. brunnea Thunb.
  68. Variety Carex acuta var. reuteriana (Boiss.) S.Rivas Martinez & J.Pizarro accepted as Carex reuteriana Boiss.
  69. Variety Carex acuta var. rufa L. accepted as Carex riparia Curtis
  70. Variety Carex acuta var. ruffa L. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  71. Variety Carex acuta var. sennenii Pau ex Sennen accepted as Carex riparia Curtis
  72. Variety Carex acuta var. sparganioides Čelak. accepted as Carex elytroides Fr. represented as Carex ×elytroides Fr.
  73. Variety Carex acuta var. sparsiflora Dewey accepted as Carex acuta L.
  74. Variety Carex acuta var. sphaerocarpa R.Uechtr. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  75. Variety Carex acuta var. staminifera Boott accepted as Carex brunnea subsp. brunnea Thunb.
  76. Variety Carex acuta var. stenophylla Rouy accepted as Carex acuta L.
  77. Variety Carex acuta var. touranginiana (Boreau) Rouy accepted as Carex acuta L.
  78. Variety Carex acuta var. tricostata (Fr.) Crép. accepted as Carex acuta L.
  79. Variety Carex acuta var. trinervis (Degl.) Jess. accepted as Carex trinervis Degl.
  80. Variety Carex acuta var. turfosa Sanio accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  81. Variety Carex acuta var. amblylepis Peterm. (uncertain > unassessed)
terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 2. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358580
page(s): 978 [details] 
Description Densamente cespitosa, formadora de grandes macollas, aunque puede desarrollar rizomas con entrenudos largos. Tallos...  
Description Densamente cespitosa, formadora de grandes macollas, aunque puede desarrollar rizomas con entrenudos largos. Tallos fértiles de 40-100 cm. Hojas de (3)5-7 mm de anchura, planas, subiguales o más largas que los tallos, hipostomáticas. Vainas basales con limbo desarrollado, pardas. Bráctea
inferior foliácea, mucho más larga que la inflorescencia, no envainadora. Inflorescencia en racimo o espiga de espigas, las 2-4 superiores masculinas, la terminal de (15)20-50(60) mm, más o menos oblongo-cilíndricas; las 2-5 inferiores andróginas (0-2) o femeninas (1-4), oblongo-cilíndricas, más o menos solapantes o la(s) inferior(es) algo separada(s), densas, erectas o la(s) inferior(es) colgantes. Glumas femeninas lanceoladas, ovadas o elípticas, de ápice agudo, obtuso, redondeado o apiculado, negruzcas, sin margen escarioso. Utrículos de (2)2,5-4 mm de longitud, claramente biconvexos, algo inflados, erectos o suberectos, de contorno más o menos elíptico, papilosos, con los nervios perceptibles, pero no muy prominentes, bruscamente estrechados en un pico de hasta 0,3 mm, papiloso, negruzco, truncado. 2 estigmas. 2n=84-86. [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 978 1753 to Sp. Pl. : 978 (1753), information provided by...  
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 978 1753 to Sp. Pl. : 978 (1753), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Plant L [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex acuta L.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677136 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 2. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358580
page(s): 978 [details] 

basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details] 

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Description Densamente cespitosa, formadora de grandes macollas, aunque puede desarrollar rizomas con entrenudos largos. Tallos fértiles de 40-100 cm. Hojas de (3)5-7 mm de anchura, planas, subiguales o más largas que los tallos, hipostomáticas. Vainas basales con limbo desarrollado, pardas. Bráctea
inferior foliácea, mucho más larga que la inflorescencia, no envainadora. Inflorescencia en racimo o espiga de espigas, las 2-4 superiores masculinas, la terminal de (15)20-50(60) mm, más o menos oblongo-cilíndricas; las 2-5 inferiores andróginas (0-2) o femeninas (1-4), oblongo-cilíndricas, más o menos solapantes o la(s) inferior(es) algo separada(s), densas, erectas o la(s) inferior(es) colgantes. Glumas femeninas lanceoladas, ovadas o elípticas, de ápice agudo, obtuso, redondeado o apiculado, negruzcas, sin margen escarioso. Utrículos de (2)2,5-4 mm de longitud, claramente biconvexos, algo inflados, erectos o suberectos, de contorno más o menos elíptico, papilosos, con los nervios perceptibles, pero no muy prominentes, bruscamente estrechados en un pico de hasta 0,3 mm, papiloso, negruzco, truncado. 2 estigmas. 2n=84-86. [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 978 1753 to Sp. Pl. : 978 (1753), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Plant L [details]

Translation Densely grassy, forming large tillers, although it can develop rhizomes with long internodes. Fertile stems of 40-100 cm. Leaves (3)5-7 mm wide, flat, subequal or longer than stems, hypostomatic. Basal sheaths with developed blade, brown. Lower bract foliaceous, much longer than the inflorescence, non-sheathing. Inflorescence in a cluster or spike of spikes, the 2-4 upper male, the terminal (15)20-50(60) mm, more or less oblong-cylindrical; the lower 2-5 androgynous (0-2) or feminine (1-4), oblong-cylindrical, more or less overlapping or the lower one(s) somewhat separated, dense, erect or the lower one(s) hanging. Female glumes lanceolate, ovate or elliptical, with an acute, obtuse, rounded or apiculate apex, blackish, without a scarious margin. Utricles (2)2.5-4 mm long, clearly biconvex, somewhat inflated, erect or suberect, more or less elliptical in contour, papillose, with perceptible but not very prominent nerves, abruptly narrowed into a peak up to 0.3 mm, papillose, blackish, truncated. 2 stigmata. 2n=84-86. [details]
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