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Cyperaceae taxon details

Scirpus sylvaticus L.

1681611  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1681611)

  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. Scirpeae (Tribe)
  12. Scirpus (Genus)
  13. Scirpus sylvaticus (Species)
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  1. Forma Scirpus sylvaticus f. angustifolius Podp. accepted as Scirpus sylvaticus L.
  2. Forma Scirpus sylvaticus f. bissellii (Fernald) D.S.Carp. accepted as Scirpus expansus Fernald
  3. Forma Scirpus sylvaticus f. cephaloideus E.Sheld. accepted as Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth
  4. Forma Scirpus sylvaticus f. jungei Soó accepted as Scirpus sylvaticus L.
  5. Forma Scirpus sylvaticus f. radicans (Schkuhr) Regel accepted as Scirpus radicans Schkuhr
  6. Subspecies Scirpus sylvaticus subsp. digynus (Boeckeler) T.Koyama accepted as Scirpus sylvaticus L.
  7. Subspecies Scirpus sylvaticus subsp. maximowiczii (Regel) N.R.Cui accepted as Scirpus orientalis Ohwi
  8. Subspecies Scirpus sylvaticus subsp. orientalis (Ohwi) Vorosch. accepted as Scirpus orientalis Ohwi
  9. Subspecies Scirpus sylvaticus subsp. radicans (Schkuhr) Bonnier & Layens accepted as Scirpus radicans Schkuhr
  10. Variety Scirpus sylvaticus var. atrovirens (Willd.) A.Gray accepted as Scirpus atrovirens Willd.
  11. Variety Scirpus sylvaticus var. bissellii Fernald accepted as Scirpus expansus Fernald
  12. Variety Scirpus sylvaticus var. compactus C.Klinggr. accepted as Scirpus sylvaticus L.
  13. Variety Scirpus sylvaticus var. digynus Boeckeler accepted as Scirpus sylvaticus L.
  14. Variety Scirpus sylvaticus var. dissitiflorus Sond. accepted as Scirpus sylvaticus L.
  15. Variety Scirpus sylvaticus var. jechlii Opiz ex Nyman accepted as Scirpus sylvaticus L.
  16. Variety Scirpus sylvaticus var. laxus Čelak. accepted as Scirpus sylvaticus L.
  17. Variety Scirpus sylvaticus var. maximowiczii Regel accepted as Scirpus orientalis Ohwi
  18. Variety Scirpus sylvaticus var. maximowiczii (Regel) F.Schmidt accepted as Scirpus orientalis Ohwi
  19. Variety Scirpus sylvaticus var. microcarpus (J.Presl & C.Presl) MacMill. accepted as Scirpus microcarpus J.Presl & C.Presl
  20. Variety Scirpus sylvaticus var. pedicellatus Kuntze accepted as Scirpus celakovskyanus Holub represented as Scirpus ×celakovskyanus Holub
  21. Variety Scirpus sylvaticus var. radicans (Schkuhr) Willd. accepted as Scirpus radicans Schkuhr
  22. Variety Scirpus sylvaticus var. subradicans Kük. ex Tang accepted as Scirpus orientalis Ohwi
  23. Variety Scirpus sylvaticus var. sychnocephalus S.N.Cowles accepted as Scirpus atrovirens Willd.
  24. Variety Scirpus sylvaticus var. sylvaticus L. accepted as Scirpus sylvaticus 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 1. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358012
page(s): 51 [details] 
Lectotype  LINN -HL71-47  
Lectotype LINN -HL71-47 [details]
Description Rhizomes creeping. Stems 30–120 cm 4–8 mm, erect, trigonous to triquetrous above, terete below. Leaves basal and up to...  
Description Rhizomes creeping. Stems 30–120 cm 4–8 mm, erect, trigonous to triquetrous above, terete below. Leaves basal and up to 7 cauline, up to 40 cm 5–20 mm, acuminate, ± flat; ligule absent; basal sheaths pale to chestnut brown; cauline sheaths greenish-brown; vegetative shoots forming a pseudostem. Inflorescence terminal, branched, somewhat umbel-like, 10–25 × 10–25 cm; primary branches 3 to 8, up to 10 cm long, unequal; secondary and tertiary branches up to 5 cm long. Spikelets in finger-like to ± globose clusters of 3–10, 2.5–6 × 2–3 mm, ovoid to oblong-ovoid, obtuse, rarely subacute, dark brown; involucral bracts 2–4, up to 50 cm long. Glumes 1.2–2.5 × 1–1.5 mm, ovate to ± orbicular, obtuse, ± mucronulate, membranous. Flowers bisexual; perianth bristles 6, shorter than glume, scaberulous above; stamens 2–3; stigmas 3. Nuts 0.7–1 × 0.5–0.8 mm, obovoid to subglobose, compressed-trigonous, pale brown, smooth. [details]

Description Herbácea, perenne, con rizoma de entrenudos ± largos. Tallos 30-70(120) cm, trígonos, claramente nudosos. Hojas 7-18 mm...  
Description Herbácea, perenne, con rizoma de entrenudos ± largos. Tallos 30-70(120) cm, trígonos, claramente nudosos. Hojas 7-18 mm de anchura, basales y caulinares, planas, escábridas en los márgenes y, frecuentemente, el nervio medio por el envés; lígula redondeada. Inflorescencia (9)11-22 × 10-20(26) cm; brácteas 3, desiguales, la inferior de mayor longitud que las otras 2, similares a las hojas; espiguillas muy numerosas, de 2,4-4(5) × (1,3)1,5-2,5(3) mm, ± ovoides, con (10)12-20(22) flores. Glumas 1,3-2,3 × (0,5)0,6-1,1 mm, las 2 inferiores en ocasiones algo mayores que el resto, obovadas a ovado-lanceoladas, de ápice apiculado a redondeado, negruzcas, salvo la zona del nervio medio que suele ser verde, a veces con margen escarioso. Aquenios 0,8-1,1(1,3) × (0,5)0,6-0,8(0,9) mm, de contorno ovado u elíptico, más raramente subtrigonales, finamente foveolados-reticulados, pajizos o pardo-amarillentos en la madurez; cerdas periánticas 6, rectas, retrorsamente escábridas, generalmente mayores que el aquenio. 2n = 62*, 64*. [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 51 1753 to Sp. Pl. : 51 (1753), information provided by Alan...  
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 51 1753 to Sp. Pl. : 51 (1753), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Plant Lis [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Scirpus sylvaticus L.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1681611 on 2025-12-17
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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 1. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358012
page(s): 51 [details] 

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

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Jermy, A.C.; Simpson, D.A.; Foley, M.J.Y.; Porter, M.S. (2007). Sedges of the British Isles. 554 pp. Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland, United Kingdom. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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] 

 
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Lectotype LINN -HL71-47 [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Rhizomes creeping. Stems 30–120 cm 4–8 mm, erect, trigonous to triquetrous above, terete below. Leaves basal and up to 7 cauline, up to 40 cm 5–20 mm, acuminate, ± flat; ligule absent; basal sheaths pale to chestnut brown; cauline sheaths greenish-brown; vegetative shoots forming a pseudostem. Inflorescence terminal, branched, somewhat umbel-like, 10–25 × 10–25 cm; primary branches 3 to 8, up to 10 cm long, unequal; secondary and tertiary branches up to 5 cm long. Spikelets in finger-like to ± globose clusters of 3–10, 2.5–6 × 2–3 mm, ovoid to oblong-ovoid, obtuse, rarely subacute, dark brown; involucral bracts 2–4, up to 50 cm long. Glumes 1.2–2.5 × 1–1.5 mm, ovate to ± orbicular, obtuse, ± mucronulate, membranous. Flowers bisexual; perianth bristles 6, shorter than glume, scaberulous above; stamens 2–3; stigmas 3. Nuts 0.7–1 × 0.5–0.8 mm, obovoid to subglobose, compressed-trigonous, pale brown, smooth. [details]

Description Herbácea, perenne, con rizoma de entrenudos ± largos. Tallos 30-70(120) cm, trígonos, claramente nudosos. Hojas 7-18 mm de anchura, basales y caulinares, planas, escábridas en los márgenes y, frecuentemente, el nervio medio por el envés; lígula redondeada. Inflorescencia (9)11-22 × 10-20(26) cm; brácteas 3, desiguales, la inferior de mayor longitud que las otras 2, similares a las hojas; espiguillas muy numerosas, de 2,4-4(5) × (1,3)1,5-2,5(3) mm, ± ovoides, con (10)12-20(22) flores. Glumas 1,3-2,3 × (0,5)0,6-1,1 mm, las 2 inferiores en ocasiones algo mayores que el resto, obovadas a ovado-lanceoladas, de ápice apiculado a redondeado, negruzcas, salvo la zona del nervio medio que suele ser verde, a veces con margen escarioso. Aquenios 0,8-1,1(1,3) × (0,5)0,6-0,8(0,9) mm, de contorno ovado u elíptico, más raramente subtrigonales, finamente foveolados-reticulados, pajizos o pardo-amarillentos en la madurez; cerdas periánticas 6, rectas, retrorsamente escábridas, generalmente mayores que el aquenio. 2n = 62*, 64*. [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 51 1753 to Sp. Pl. : 51 (1753), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Plant Lis [details]

Translation Perennial herb with a rhizome of ± long internodes. Stems 30–70(120) cm tall, trigonous, clearly nodose. Leaves 7–18 mm wide, basal and cauline, flat, scabrous along the margins and frequently with the midrib scabrous on the abaxial surface; ligule rounded. Inflorescence (9)11–22 × 10–20(26) cm; bracts 3, unequal, the lower one longer than the other two, which are similar to the leaves; spikelets very numerous, 2.4–4(5) × (1.3)1.5–2.5(3) mm, ± ovoid, with (10)12–20(22) flowers. Glumes 1.3–2.3 × (0.5)0.6–1.1 mm, the two lower ones occasionally slightly larger than the rest, obovate to ovate-lanceolate, with apiculate to rounded apex, blackish, except for the midrib zone, which is usually green, sometimes with scarious margins. Achenes 0.8–1.1(1.3) × (0.5)0.6–0.8(0.9) mm, ovate or elliptical in outline, more rarely subtrigonous, finely foveolate-reticulate, straw-coloured to yellow-brown at maturity; perianth bristles 6, straight, retrorsely scabrous, generally longer than the achene. 2n = 62*, 64*. [details]
    Definitions

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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Taphrogiton sylvaticum (L.) Montandon)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus var. sylvaticus L.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Seidlia radicans Opiz)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Scirpus latifolius Gilib.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Seidlia sylvatica (L.) Opiz)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus subsp. digynus (Boeckeler) T.Koyama)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Cyperus sylvaticus (L.) Missbach & E.H.L.Krause)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Schoenus sylvaticus (L.) Bernh.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus var. digynus Boeckeler)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Nemocharis sylvatica (L.) Beurl.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (722 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Scirpus gramineus Neck.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scirpus sylvaticus) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Cyperus sylvaticus (L.) Missbach & E.H.L.Krause)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Nemocharis sylvatica (L.) Beurl.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Schoenus sylvaticus (L.) Bernh.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Taphrogiton sylvaticum (L.) Montandon)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus subsp. digynus (Boeckeler) T.Koyama)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Seidlia jechlii Opiz ex Nyman)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus gramineus Neck.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus latifolius Gilib.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Seidlia radicans Opiz)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Seidlia sylvatica (L.) Opiz)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus var. jechlii Opiz ex Nyman)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus var. compactus C.Klinggr.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus var. dissitiflorus Sond.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus var. laxus Čelak.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus f. jungei Soó)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus var. digynus Boeckeler)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) 
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Cyperus sylvaticus (L.) Missbach & E.H.L.Krause)
To Plants of the World Online 
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Nemocharis sylvatica (L.) Beurl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Schoenus sylvaticus (L.) Bernh.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus latifolius Gilib.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus gramineus Neck.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Seidlia sylvatica (L.) Opiz)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Seidlia radicans Opiz)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus subsp. digynus (Boeckeler) T.Koyama)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Taphrogiton sylvaticum (L.) Montandon)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus var. compactus C.Klinggr.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus f. angustifolius Podp.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus f. jungei Soó)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus var. digynus Boeckeler)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus var. dissitiflorus Sond.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus var. laxus Čelak.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus var. jechlii Opiz ex Nyman)
To The Plant List (from synonym Scirpus sylvaticus var. sylvaticus L.)
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