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Cyperaceae taxon details

Carex limosa L.

1677523  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677523)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Lilianae (Superorder)
  9. Poales (Order)
  10. Cyperaceae (Family)
  11. Cariceae (Tribe)
  12. Carex (Genus)
  13. Carex subg. Carex (Subgenus)
  14. Carex sect. Limosae (Section)
  15. Carex limosa (Species)
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Species

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  1. Forma Carex limosa f. angustisquama Holmb. accepted as Carex limosa L.
  2. Forma Carex limosa f. depauperata H.Lindb. accepted as Carex firmior (Norman) Holmb. represented as Carex ×firmior (Norman) Holmb.
  3. Forma Carex limosa f. laxiformis Lackow. accepted as Carex limosa L.
  4. Forma Carex limosa f. longivaginata H.Lindb. ex Hiitonen accepted as Carex limosa L.
  5. Forma Carex limosa f. obscura Holmb. accepted as Carex limosa L.
  6. Forma Carex limosa f. pauciflora Asch. accepted as Carex limosa L.
  7. Forma Carex limosa f. robustior Lackow. accepted as Carex limosa L.
  8. Forma Carex limosa f. stans Bolle accepted as Carex limosa L.
  9. Subspecies Carex limosa subsp. irrigua Wahlenb. accepted as Carex magellanica subsp. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Hiitonen
  10. Subspecies Carex limosa subsp. planifolia (Kohts) K.Richt. accepted as Carex magellanica subsp. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Hiitonen
  11. Variety Carex limosa var. fuscocuprea Kük. accepted as Carex limosa L.
  12. Variety Carex limosa var. humilior St.-Lag. accepted as Carex magellanica subsp. magellanica Lam.
  13. Variety Carex limosa var. irrigata Wahlenb. accepted as Carex magellanica subsp. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Hiitonen
  14. Variety Carex limosa var. irrigua Wahlenb. accepted as Carex magellanica subsp. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Hiitonen
  15. Variety Carex limosa var. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Hartm. accepted as Carex magellanica subsp. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Hiitonen
  16. Variety Carex limosa var. livida Wahlenb. accepted as Carex livida (Wahlenb.) Willd.
  17. Variety Carex limosa var. magellanica (Lam.) Fiori accepted as Carex magellanica Lam.
  18. Variety Carex limosa var. oblonga Dewey accepted as Carex limosa L.
  19. Variety Carex limosa var. painei Dewey accepted as Carex limosa L.
  20. Variety Carex limosa var. pauciflora Vahl ex Schkuhr accepted as Carex rariflora var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.
  21. Variety Carex limosa var. planifolia Kohts accepted as Carex limosa L.
  22. Variety Carex limosa var. rariflora Wahlenb. accepted as Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.
  23. Variety Carex limosa var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Wahlenb. accepted as Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.
  24. Variety Carex limosa var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Wahlenb. accepted as Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.
  25. Variety Carex limosa var. stygia (Fr.) L.H.Bailey accepted as Carex ×stygia Fr.
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): 977 [details] 
Description Perennials. loosely caespitose, with long creeping rhizomes. Stems 20–40 cm tall. Leaves 1–2.5 mm wide, pale green,...  
Description Perennials. loosely caespitose, with long creeping rhizomes. Stems 20–40 cm tall. Leaves 1–2.5 mm wide, pale green, densely papillate. Basal sheaths reddish brown. Involucral bracts needle-like, with short sheaths. Inflorescence terminal spike staminate, pedunculate, linear cylindrical, 1–2 cm long, reddish brown; lateral spikes pistillate, 1–2, shortly cylindrical, 1–2 cm long, pedunculate, nodding or drooping. Staminate scales reddish brown, apex acute or shortly awned. Pistillate scales reddish brown, apex acuminate or shortly aristate. Perigynia shorter than pistillate scales, ovoid, 3–3.5 mm long, finely veined, densely papillate, shortly beaked, mouth truncate. Achenes loosely enveloped by perigynium, obovoid, ca. 2.5 mm long. Stigmas 3. [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 977 1753 to Sp. Pl. : 977 (1753), information provided by...  
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 977 1753 to Sp. Pl. : 977 (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 limosa L.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677523 on 2025-09-14
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Márquez-Corro, José Ignacio

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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): 977 [details] 

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

Other

additional source Li, B. Z.; Zhang, S. R. (2024). An updated species checklist and taxonomic synopsis of Cyperaceae in China. <em>Biodiversity Science.</em> 32(7): 24106., available online at https://doi.org/10.17520/biods.2024106 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Description Perennials. loosely caespitose, with long creeping rhizomes. Stems 20–40 cm tall. Leaves 1–2.5 mm wide, pale green, densely papillate. Basal sheaths reddish brown. Involucral bracts needle-like, with short sheaths. Inflorescence terminal spike staminate, pedunculate, linear cylindrical, 1–2 cm long, reddish brown; lateral spikes pistillate, 1–2, shortly cylindrical, 1–2 cm long, pedunculate, nodding or drooping. Staminate scales reddish brown, apex acute or shortly awned. Pistillate scales reddish brown, apex acuminate or shortly aristate. Perigynia shorter than pistillate scales, ovoid, 3–3.5 mm long, finely veined, densely papillate, shortly beaked, mouth truncate. Achenes loosely enveloped by perigynium, obovoid, ca. 2.5 mm long. Stigmas 3. [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 977 1753 to Sp. Pl. : 977 (1753), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Plant L [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Facolos limosa (L.) Raf.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex fuscocuprea (Kük.) V.I.Krecz.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (111 publications) (from synonym Carex laxa Dewey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex glaucocarpa St.-Lag.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Trasus limosus (L.) Gray)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Carex elegans Willd.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (903 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex laxa) (from synonym Carex laxa Dewey)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex limosa) 
To GenBank (43 nucleotides; 17 proteins) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex elegans Willd.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex fuscocuprea (Kük.) V.I.Krecz.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Facolos limosa (L.) Raf.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Trasus limosus (L.) Gray)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex laxa Dewey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex limosa var. planifolia Kohts)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex limosa var. fuscocuprea Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex limosa var. painei Dewey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex limosa var. oblonga Dewey)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex glaucocarpa St.-Lag.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) 
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Facolos limosa (L.) Raf.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Trasus limosus (L.) Gray)
To Plants of the World Online 
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex elegans Willd.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex fuscocuprea (Kük.) V.I.Krecz.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa f. laxiformis Lackow.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa f. pauciflora Asch.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa f. robustior Lackow.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa f. stans Bolle)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa f. obscura Holmb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa f. angustisquama Holmb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa f. longivaginata H.Lindb. ex Hiitonen)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex laxa Dewey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa var. fuscocuprea Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex glaucocarpa St.-Lag.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa var. planifolia Kohts)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa var. oblonga Dewey)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa var. painei Dewey)
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