Cyperaceae name details
Carex sect. HirtaClade
Carex sect. Ampullacea (Rouy) T.V.Egorova · unaccepted
Carex sect. Aristatae (J.Carey) Christ · unaccepted
Carex sect. Australiensis C.B.Clarke · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Carex sect. Bidentes C.B.Clarke · unaccepted
Carex sect. Carex · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Lanuginosae (J.Carey) L.H.Bailey · unaccepted
Carex sect. Lupulinae (J.Carey) Mack. · unaccepted
Carex sect. Pompholyx V.I.Krecz. · unaccepted > invalid name (includes the type of the genus)
Carex sect. Pseudocypereae Heuff. · unaccepted
Carex sect. Tumidae Meinsh. · unaccepted
Carex sect. Vesicariae Heuff. · unaccepted
- Species Carex ×beckmanniana Figert
- Species Carex ×bogstadensis Kük.
- Species Carex ×caesariensis Mack.
- Species Carex ×cayouettei A.Bergeron
- Species Carex ×csomadensis Simonk.
- Species Carex ×enontekiensis Montell
- Species Carex ×evoluta Hartm.
- Species Carex ×friesii Blytt
- Species Carex ×grahamii Boott
- Species Carex ×grossii Fiek
- Species Carex ×hartii Dewey
- Species Carex ×involuta (Bab.) Syme
- Species Carex ×justi-schmidtii Junge
- Species Carex ×kneuckeri P.Fourn.
- Species Carex ×kohtsii K.Richt.
- Species Carex ×macounii Dewey
- Species Carex ×mainensis Porter
- Species Carex ×olneyi Boott
- Species Carex ×paludivagans W.H.Drury
- Species Carex ×physocarpoides Lepage
- Species Carex ×pilosiuscula Gobi
- Species Carex ×prahliana Junge
- Species Carex ×saamica A.T.M.Pedersen & Elven
- Species Carex ×subimpressa Clokey
- Species Carex ×takoensis Y.Endo & Yashiro
- Species Carex ×toezensis Simonk.
- Species Carex ×walasii Ceyn.-Gield
- Species Carex ×wolteri Gross
- Species Carex acutata Boott
- Species Carex aematorrhyncha Desv.
- Species Carex alsophila F.Muell.
- Species Carex anisoneura V.I.Krecz.
- Species Carex antoniensis A.Chev.
- Species Carex argyi H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Species Carex atherodes Spreng.
- Species Carex aureolensis Steud.
- Species Carex baileyi Britton
- Species Carex bichenoviana Boott
- Species Carex bullata Willd.
- Species Carex capricornis Meinsh. ex Maxim.
- Species Carex chilensis Brongn.
- Species Carex cognata Kunth
- Species Carex comosa Boott
- Species Carex congolensis Turrill
- Species Carex datongensis S.W.Su
- Species Carex dickinsii Franch. & Sav.
- Species Carex drymophila Turcz. ex Steud.
- Species Carex durangensis Reznicek & S.González
- Species Carex elliottii Schwein. & Torr.
- Species Carex excelsa Poepp. ex Kunth
- Species Carex exsiccata L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex fascicularis Sol. ex Boott
- Species Carex fedia Nees
- Species Carex filipedunculata S.W.Su
- Species Carex frankii Kunth
- Species Carex gator Lacroix‐Carignan, Naczi, J.R.Starr & Lév.‐Bourret
- Species Carex gigantea Rudge
- Species Carex glabrescens (Kük.) Ohwi
- Species Carex gotoi Ohwi
- Species Carex grayi J.Carey
- Species Carex haematopus Jim.Mejías & Roalson
- Species Carex halliana L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex hirta L.
- Species Carex hirticaulis P.C.Li
- Species Carex hooker-grayi C.B.Clarke
- Species Carex hookeri Kunth
- Species Carex houghtoniana Torr. ex Dewey
- Species Carex humida Y.L.Chang & Y.L.Yang
- Species Carex hyalinolepis Steud.
- Species Carex hymenodon Ohwi
- Species Carex hystericina Muhl. ex Willd.
- Species Carex idzuroei Franch. & Sav.
- Species Carex insularis Carmich.
- Species Carex intumescens Rudge
- Species Carex jacutica V.I.Krecz.
- Species Carex kirganica Kom.
- Species Carex lacustris Willd.
- Species Carex laeviconica Dewey
- Species Carex lanceisquama (Hand.-Mazz.) V.I.Krecz.
- Species Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.
- Species Carex longiligula Reznicek & S.González
- Species Carex louisianica L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex lupuliformis Sartwell ex Dewey
- Species Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd.
- Species Carex lurida Wahlenb.
- Species Carex luridiformis Mack. ex Reznicek & S.González
- Species Carex maorica Hamlin
- Species Carex mcvaughii Reznicek
- Species Carex melanostachya M.Bieb. ex Willd.
- Species Carex membranacea Hook.
- Species Carex miliaris Michx.
- Species Carex miyabei Franch.
- Species Carex mollissima Christ ex Scheutz
- Species Carex montis-eeka Hillebr.
- Species Carex multispicata Kunze
- Species Carex nakasimae Ohwi
- Species Carex niederleiniana Boeckeler
- Species Carex obscuriceps Kük.
- Species Carex oligosperma Michx.
- Species Carex pamirensis C.B.Clarke
- Species Carex paramorum Jim.Mejías
- Species Carex pellita Muhl. ex Willd.
- Species Carex phragmitoides Kük.
- Species Carex polysticha Boeckeler
- Species Carex pseudocyperus L.
- Species Carex pumila Thunb.
- Species Carex purpureovaginata Boeckeler
- Species Carex raddei Kük.
- Species Carex retrorsa Schwein.
- Species Carex rhomalea (Fernald) Mack.
- Species Carex riparia Curtis
- Species Carex rostrata Stokes
- Species Carex rotundata Wahlenb.
- Species Carex rugulosa Kük.
- Species Carex rzedowskii Reznicek & S.González
- Species Carex sacerdotis Nelmes
- Species Carex saxatilis L.
- Species Carex scabrifolia Steud.
- Species Carex schweinitzii Dewey ex Schwein.
- Species Carex setigluma Reznicek & S.González
- Species Carex sheldonii Mack.
- Species Carex songarica Schrenk
- Species Carex sordida Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.
- Species Carex sphaerogyna Baker
- Species Carex striata Michx.
- Species Carex subinflata Nelmes
- Species Carex subpumila Tang & F.T.Wang ex L.K.Dai
- Species Carex tangiana Ohwi
- Species Carex thurberi Dewey ex Torr.
- Species Carex trichocarpa Muhl. ex Willd.
- Species Carex tsuishikarensis Koidz. & Ohwi
- Species Carex tuckermanii Dewey
- Species Carex tweedieana Nees
- Species Carex utriculata Boott
- Species Carex vesicaria L.
- Species Carex vesicata Meinsh.
- Species Carex werdermannii L.Gross
- Species Carex ovoidoconica Ohwi (uncertain)
- Species Carex pinguipes C.B.Clarke (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Carex yinshanica Y.Z.Zhao (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Carex ×josephi-schmittii Raymond accepted as Carex retrorsa Schwein. (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym, The type specimen is obviously a depauperate Carex retrorsa Schwein.)
- Species Carex ×massonii Cay. & Lepage accepted as Carex utriculata Boott (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
- Species Carex aristata Siegert ex Wimm. accepted as Carex aristata Siegert accepted as Carex siegertiana R.Uechtr. accepted as Carex atherodes Spreng. (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, Erroneous citation of authorship)
- Species Carex aristata Siegert accepted as Carex siegertiana R.Uechtr. accepted as Carex atherodes Spreng. (unaccepted > superseded combination, nom. illeg. later homonym non R. Brown (1823), & non Honck. (1792)))
- Species Carex drymophila Turcz. accepted as Carex drymophila Turcz. ex Steud. (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Carex songorica Kar. & Kir. accepted as Carex songarica Schrenk (unaccepted > later homonym, Parahomonym with Carex songarica Schrenk)
- Species Carex tuckermanii Boott accepted as Carex tuckermanii Dewey (Isonym)
- Species Carex grahamii Boott represented as Carex ×grahamii Boott
- Species Carex ovoideoconica Ohwi represented as Carex ovoidoconica Ohwi
terrestrial
Not documented
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex sect. HirtaClade. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1774254 on 2026-05-10
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
(of Carex sect. Bidentes C.B.Clarke) Clarke, C. B. (1908). New genera and species of Cyperaceae. <em>Bulletin of miscellaneous information. Additional Series.</em> 8: 1-196., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/104847
page(s): 142 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Tumidae Meinsh.) Meinshausen, K. F. (1901). Cyperaceen der Flora Russlands, insbesondere nach den Herbarien der Akademie der Wissenschaften. <em>Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada.</em> 18: 221-415., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4079564
page(s): 376 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Vesicariae Heuff.) Heuffel, J. (1844). Caricineae in Regnis Hungariae, Slavoniae, Croatiae nec non magno Transylvaniae Principatu sponte nascentes enumeratae ac digestae. <em>Magyar orvosok és természetvizsgálók Temesvárott tartott negyedik nagy-gyűlésének munkálatai.</em> 113-119.
page(s): 118 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Pompholyx V.I.Krecz.) Kreczetowicz, V. (1935). Carex. , In: Komarov, V.(ed.), Flora USSR 3: 111-464., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30059115#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 434 [details]
page(s): 142 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Tumidae Meinsh.) Meinshausen, K. F. (1901). Cyperaceen der Flora Russlands, insbesondere nach den Herbarien der Akademie der Wissenschaften. <em>Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada.</em> 18: 221-415., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4079564
page(s): 376 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Vesicariae Heuff.) Heuffel, J. (1844). Caricineae in Regnis Hungariae, Slavoniae, Croatiae nec non magno Transylvaniae Principatu sponte nascentes enumeratae ac digestae. <em>Magyar orvosok és természetvizsgálók Temesvárott tartott negyedik nagy-gyűlésének munkálatai.</em> 113-119.
page(s): 118 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Pompholyx V.I.Krecz.) Kreczetowicz, V. (1935). Carex. , In: Komarov, V.(ed.), Flora USSR 3: 111-464., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30059115#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 434 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Roalson, E. H.; Jiménez-Mejías, P.; Hipp, A. L.; Benítez-Benítez, C.; Bruedere, L. P.; Chung, K.-S.; Escudero, M.; Ford, B. A.; Ford, K.; Gebauer, S.; Gehrke, B.; Hahn, M.; Hayat, M. Q.; Hoffmann, M. H.; Jin, X.-F.; Kim, S.; Larridon, I.; Léveillé-Bourre. (2021). A framework infrageneric classification of <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae) and its organizing principles. <em>Journal of Systematics and Evolution.</em> 59(4): 726-762., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12722 [details] Available for editors
[request]
taxonomy source Jiménez‐Mejías, P.; Reveal, J. L.; Martín‐Bravo, S.; Zamora, J. C.; Larridon, I.; Reznicek, A. A.; Naczi, R. F. (2025). Nomenclature and typification of sectional names in <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae). <em>Taxon.</em> 74(6): 1543-1568., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.70033 [details] Available for editors
[request]
taxonomy source Jiménez‐Mejías, P.; Reveal, J. L.; Martín‐Bravo, S.; Zamora, J. C.; Larridon, I.; Reznicek, A. A.; Naczi, R. F. (2025). Nomenclature and typification of sectional names in <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae). <em>Taxon.</em> 74(6): 1543-1568., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.70033 [details] Available for editors