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Cyperaceae taxon details

Carex cespitosa L.

1675972 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1675972)

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Species
Carex alpestris Lam. · unaccepted
Carex caespitosa L. · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Carex drejeri O.Lang · unaccepted
Carex ferax J.F.Gmel. · unaccepted
Carex ferax Raeusch. · unaccepted
Carex minuta Franch. · unaccepted
Carex nutans Raeusch. · unaccepted
Carex pacifica Drejer · unaccepted
Carex sororia Meinsh. · unaccepted
Carex spreta Steud. · unaccepted
Carex usta Franch. · unaccepted

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  1. Variety Carex cespitosa var. cespitosa
  2. Forma Carex cespitosa f. acutiuscula Lackow. accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  3. Forma Carex cespitosa f. fuliginosa A.Braun accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  4. Forma Carex cespitosa f. major (Peterm.) Kük. accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  5. Forma Carex cespitosa f. panormitana (Guss.) Fiori accepted as Carex panormitana Guss.
  6. Forma Carex cespitosa f. polystachya Peterm. accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  7. Forma Carex cespitosa f. ramosa (Willd.) Kunth accepted as Carex ramosa Schkuhr. ex Willd.
  8. Forma Carex cespitosa f. retorta (Fr.) Sylvén accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  9. Subspecies Carex cespitosa subsp. dacica (Heuff.) K.Richt. accepted as Carex dacica Heuff.
  10. Subspecies Carex cespitosa subsp. minuta (Franch.) Vorosch. accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  11. Subspecies Carex cespitosa subsp. wiluica (Meinsh. ex Maack) Krylov accepted as Carex nigra subsp. juncea (Fr.) Soó
  12. Variety Carex cespitosa var. alpina Gaudin accepted as Carex nigra subsp. alpina (Gaudin) Lemke accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  13. Variety Carex cespitosa var. alpina (Schur) Kük. accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  14. Variety Carex cespitosa var. buekii (Wimm.) Fiori accepted as Carex buekii Wimm.
  15. Variety Carex cespitosa var. curvata F.Fleisch. accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  16. Variety Carex cespitosa var. dacica (Heuff.) Nyman accepted as Carex dacica Heuff.
  17. Variety Carex cespitosa var. elata (All.) Fiori accepted as Carex elata All.
  18. Variety Carex cespitosa var. elliptica Drejer accepted as Carex decolorans Wimm. represented as Carex ×decolorans Wimm.
  19. Variety Carex cespitosa var. elongata Ohwi accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  20. Variety Carex cespitosa var. filifolia Boott accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  21. Variety Carex cespitosa var. goodenowii (J.Gay) Fiori & Paol. accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  22. Variety Carex cespitosa var. gracilis (Curtis) Fiori accepted as Carex acuta L.
  23. Variety Carex cespitosa var. hyalinosquamis Akiyama accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  24. Variety Carex cespitosa var. intricata (Tineo ex Guss.) Fiori & Paol. accepted as Carex nigra subsp. intricata (Tineo ex Guss.) Rivas Mart.
  25. Variety Carex cespitosa var. inumbrata K.Eichw. accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  26. Variety Carex cespitosa var. latifolia Uechtr. ex Asch. & Graebn. accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  27. Variety Carex cespitosa var. microstachys Regel accepted as Carex orbicularis subsp. orbicularis
  28. Variety Carex cespitosa var. minuta (Franch.) Kük. accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  29. Variety Carex cespitosa var. multifibrillosa Kük. accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  30. Variety Carex cespitosa var. multiflora Neuman accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  31. Variety Carex cespitosa var. panormitana (Guss.) Fiori accepted as Carex panormitana Guss.
  32. Variety Carex cespitosa var. polymorpha Laest. accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  33. Variety Carex cespitosa var. ramosa Dewey accepted as Carex torta Boott ex Tuck.
  34. Variety Carex cespitosa var. recta F.Fleisch. accepted as Carex nigra subsp. nigra
  35. Variety Carex cespitosa var. retorta Fr. accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  36. Variety Carex cespitosa var. retorta Boott accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  37. Variety Carex cespitosa var. rigida (Raf.) Benth. & Hook.f. accepted as Carex dacica Heuff.
  38. Variety Carex cespitosa var. rubra (H.Lév. & Vaniot) H.Lév. accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  39. Variety Carex cespitosa var. saxatilis Regel accepted as Carex orbicularis subsp. orbicularis
  40. Variety Carex cespitosa var. spreta (Steud.) Nyman accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  41. Variety Carex cespitosa var. strictiformis Almq. accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  42. Variety Carex cespitosa var. strictissima Kük. accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
  43. Variety Carex cespitosa var. tristigmatica Trautv. ex Kük. accepted as Carex stylosa C.A.Mey.
  44. Variety Carex cespitosa var. vulgaris Regel accepted as Carex arcatica Meinsh.
  45. Variety Carex cespitosa var. waisbeckeri Kük. accepted as Carex cespitosa L.
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] 
Lectotype  LINN HL1100-69  
Lectotype LINN HL1100-69 [details]
Description Densamente cespitosa, de cepa robusta que forma grandes macollas. Tallos 23–150 cm, escábridos en la zona superior,...  
Description Densamente cespitosa, de cepa robusta que forma grandes macollas. Tallos 23–150 cm, escábridos en la zona superior, agudamente trígonos. Hojas 2–4 mm de anchura, de longitud generalmente igual a los tallos, planas, ásperas en los bordes y el nervio medio por el envés y por el haz hacia el ápice, ± rígidas; lígula 1,5–2,5 mm, de ápice agudo a obtuso; sin antelígula; vainas basales escuamiformes, de color púrpura, enteras. Bráctea inferior setácea o cortamente folíacea, de menor longitud que la inflorescencia, no envainante. Espiga masculina solitaria, de (12)15–30 mm, de fusiforme a subcilíndrica; espigas femeninas 1–2(3), de (8)12–25(30) mm, cortamente cilíndricas, densas, situadas en la parte superior del tallo junto a la masculina, ± solapadas, erectas. Glumas masculinas estrechamente oblongas u obovadas, de ápice redondeado, pardo-rojizas con estrecho margen escarioso; glumas femeninas de menor longitud que los utrículos, estrechamente oblongas a elípticas, de ápice redondeado a obtuso, pardo-rojizas ± oscuras, con quilla verde. Utrículos 2,7–2,7 × 1,2–1,7 mm, erectos, obovados a elípticos, comprimidos, plano-convexos, con papilas blanquecinas al menos hacia el ápice, con nervios poco perceptibles estrechados en un pico hasta de 0,1 mm, truncado o raramente emarginado, frecuentemente papilosos. Aquenios ca. 1,5 × 1 mm, de contorno obovado, lenticulares, de color pardusco. 2n = 78*, 79*, 80*. [details]

Description Stems not more than 5O(-8O)cm, slender, the basal sheaths dark reddish-brown or -black, not or weakly keeled, usually with...  
Description Stems not more than 5O(-8O)cm, slender, the basal sheaths dark reddish-brown or -black, not or weakly keeled, usually with lamina; leaves 1—3(—4) mm wide, bright or yellowish-green, usually purplish below; male spike solitary, 10-20 mm; female spikes 1—2(—3), 10-20(-30) mm; utricles 2-2-5 mm, suborbicular to broadly elliptical, greyish- to brownish-green, not or very bscurely veined. 2 = 78-80. [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 cespitosa L.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1675972 on 2026-08-06
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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] 

original description (of Carex rubra H.Lév. & Vaniot) Léveillé, H. (1909). Carices et Filices Sachalinenses novae. <em>Bulletin de l'Académie Internationale de Géographie Botanique.</em> ser 3, 18(231): 33-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4557635#page/47/mode/1up
page(s): 33 [details] 

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

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Luceño, M., Castroviejo, S., Jiménez-Mejías, P. (2008). Cyperaceae. In: Castroviejo, Luceño, M., Galán, A., Jiménez-Mejías, P., Cabezas, F., Medina, L. (eds). Flora iberica. Plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. XVIII. Madrid: CSIC., available online at https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/12958-flora-iberica-vol-18-cyperaceae-pontederiaceae?offset=, http://www.floraiberica.es/PHP/familias_lista_.php?familia=Cyperaceae [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]

 
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Lectotype LINN HL1100-69 [details]
From editor or global species database
Additional information 2n=68-74 [details]

Additional information 2n=80 [details]

Additional information 2n=76 [details]

Additional information 2n=78 [details]

Description Densamente cespitosa, de cepa robusta que forma grandes macollas. Tallos 23–150 cm, escábridos en la zona superior, agudamente trígonos. Hojas 2–4 mm de anchura, de longitud generalmente igual a los tallos, planas, ásperas en los bordes y el nervio medio por el envés y por el haz hacia el ápice, ± rígidas; lígula 1,5–2,5 mm, de ápice agudo a obtuso; sin antelígula; vainas basales escuamiformes, de color púrpura, enteras. Bráctea inferior setácea o cortamente folíacea, de menor longitud que la inflorescencia, no envainante. Espiga masculina solitaria, de (12)15–30 mm, de fusiforme a subcilíndrica; espigas femeninas 1–2(3), de (8)12–25(30) mm, cortamente cilíndricas, densas, situadas en la parte superior del tallo junto a la masculina, ± solapadas, erectas. Glumas masculinas estrechamente oblongas u obovadas, de ápice redondeado, pardo-rojizas con estrecho margen escarioso; glumas femeninas de menor longitud que los utrículos, estrechamente oblongas a elípticas, de ápice redondeado a obtuso, pardo-rojizas ± oscuras, con quilla verde. Utrículos 2,7–2,7 × 1,2–1,7 mm, erectos, obovados a elípticos, comprimidos, plano-convexos, con papilas blanquecinas al menos hacia el ápice, con nervios poco perceptibles estrechados en un pico hasta de 0,1 mm, truncado o raramente emarginado, frecuentemente papilosos. Aquenios ca. 1,5 × 1 mm, de contorno obovado, lenticulares, de color pardusco. 2n = 78*, 79*, 80*. [details]

Description Stems not more than 5O(-8O)cm, slender, the basal sheaths dark reddish-brown or -black, not or weakly keeled, usually with lamina; leaves 1—3(—4) mm wide, bright or yellowish-green, usually purplish below; male spike solitary, 10-20 mm; female spikes 1—2(—3), 10-20(-30) mm; utricles 2-2-5 mm, suborbicular to broadly elliptical, greyish- to brownish-green, not or very bscurely veined. 2 = 78-80. [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 caespitose, with a robust rootstock forming large tussocks. Stems 23–150 cm, scabrous in the upper part, sharply trigonous. Leaves 2–4 mm wide, generally as long as the stems, flat, rough on the margins and midrib on the abaxial surface and also on the adaxial surface toward the apex, ± rigid; ligule 1.5–2.5 mm, with an acute to obtuse apex; anteligule absent; basal sheaths scale-like, purple, entire. Lower bract setaceous or shortly foliose, shorter than the inflorescence, not sheathing. Male spike solitary, (12)15–30 mm long, fusiform to subcylindrical; female spikes 1–2(3), (8)12–25(30) mm long, shortly cylindrical, dense, situated in the upper part of the stem close to the male spike, ± overlapping, erect. Male glumes narrowly oblong to obovate, with a rounded apex, reddish-brown with a narrow scarious margin; female glumes shorter than the utricles, narrowly oblong to elliptic, with a rounded to obtuse apex, reddish-brown to dark, with a green keel. Utricles 2.7–2.7 × 1.2–1.7 mm, erect, obovate to elliptic, compressed, plano-convex, with whitish papillae at least toward the apex, nerves scarcely perceptible, narrowed into a beak up to 0.1 mm long, truncate or rarely emarginate, frequently papillose. Achenes ca. 1.5 × 1 mm, obovate in outline, lenticular, brownish. 2n = 78*, 79*, 80*. [details]
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