Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex fossa G.A.Wheeler
1677750 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677750)
accepted
Species
Carex involucrata Boott · unaccepted > later homonym
Carex sororia var. involucrata Kük. · unaccepted
terrestrial
(of Carex involucrata Boott) Boott, F. M. B. (1860). Illustrations of the Genus Carex. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58671180
page(s): 76 [details]
page(s): 76 [details]
Holotype (of Carex involucrata Boott) K 000584724,...
Holotype (of Carex involucrata Boott) K 000584724, geounit Argentina Northeast [details]
Etymology From the Latin fossa, literally, ditch or pit, in reference to the ‘weedy’
habitat of this species, often occurring in...
habitat of this species, often occurring in...
Etymology From the Latin fossa, literally, ditch or pit, in reference to the ‘weedy’
habitat of this species, often occurring in roadside verges, ditches or along railroad embankments. [details]
habitat of this species, often occurring in roadside verges, ditches or along railroad embankments. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex fossa G.A.Wheeler. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677750 on 2026-07-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Carex involucrata Boott) Boott, F. M. B. (1860). Illustrations of the Genus Carex. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58671180
page(s): 76 [details]
replacement name source Wheeler, G. A. (2002). Carex (Cyperaceae) from South America: three new species and some name changes. <em>Darwiniana.</em> 40: 199-208., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/23225174
page(s): 205 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 76 [details]
replacement name source Wheeler, G. A. (2002). Carex (Cyperaceae) from South America: three new species and some name changes. <em>Darwiniana.</em> 40: 199-208., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/23225174
page(s): 205 [details] Available for editors
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taxonomy source
Jiménez-Mejías, P.; Martín-Bravo, S.; Márquez-Corro, J. I.; Donadío, S.; Roalson, E. H.; Naczi, R. F. C. (2021). A synopsis of the androgynous species of <i>Carex</i> subgenus <i>Vignea</i> (Cyperaceae) in South America. <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 196(2): 188-220., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaa100 [details] 
taxonomy source Morales-Alonso, A.; Muñoz-Schüler, P.; Villaverde, T.; Jiménez-Mejías, P. (2025). A tale of two lineages: comparative biogeography across the Southern Cone of two South American <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae) groups. <em>Annals of Botany.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf262 [details]
taxonomy source Morales-Alonso, A.; Muñoz-Schüler, P.; Villaverde, T.; Jiménez-Mejías, P. (2025). A tale of two lineages: comparative biogeography across the Southern Cone of two South American <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae) groups. <em>Annals of Botany.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf262 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Carex involucrata Boott) K 000584724, geounit Argentina Northeast [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology From the Latin fossa, literally, ditch or pit, in reference to the ‘weedy’habitat of this species, often occurring in roadside verges, ditches or along railroad embankments. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Carex involucrata Boott)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex fossa)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex involucrata Boott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex sororia var. involucrata Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex sororia var. involucrata Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex involucrata Boott)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex fossa K000584724 holotype 1)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Carex involucrata Boott)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex fossa)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex involucrata Boott)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex sororia var. involucrata Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex sororia var. involucrata Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex involucrata Boott)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex fossa K000584724 holotype 1)
From editor or global species database
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