Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex sect. Griseae (L.H.Bailey) Kük.
1774344 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1774344)
accepted
Section
Carex sect. Careyanae Tuck. ex Kük. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Granulares (O.Lang. ) Mack. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Maltrema (Raf.) V.I.Krecz. · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling
Carex sect. Meltrema (Raf.) V.I.Krecz. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Oligocarpae Mack. · unaccepted > invalid name (diagnosis in English)
Carex subsect. Oligocarpae J.Carey · unaccepted (diagnosis in English)
- Species Carex abscondita Mack.
- Species Carex acidicola Naczi
- Species Carex amphibola Steud.
- Species Carex asynchrona Naczi
- Species Carex atractodes F.J.Herm.
- Species Carex austrocaroliniana L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex brysonii Naczi
- Species Carex bulbostylis Mack.
- Species Carex calcifugens Naczi
- Species Carex careyana Torr. ex Dewey
- Species Carex conoidea Willd.
- Species Carex corrugata Fernald
- Species Carex crawei Dewey ex Torr.
- Species Carex cumberlandensis Naczi, Kral & Bryson
- Species Carex digitalis Willd.
- Species Carex edwardsiana E.L.Bridges & Orzell
- Species Carex flaccosperma Dewey
- Species Carex gholsonii Naczi & Cochrane
- Species Carex glaucodea Tuck. ex Olney
- Species Carex godfreyi Naczi
- Species Carex granularis Muhl. ex Willd.
- Species Carex grisea Wahlenb.
- Species Carex hitchcockiana Dewey
- Species Carex impressinervia Bryson, Kral & Manhart
- Species Carex laxiculmis Schwein.
- Species Carex microdonta Torr.
- Species Carex oligocarpa Willd.
- Species Carex ouachitana Kral, Manhart & Bryson
- Species Carex paeninsulae Naczi, E.L.Bridges & Orzell
- Species Carex pigra Naczi
- Species Carex planispicata Naczi
- Species Carex plantaginea Lam.
- Species Carex platyphylla J.Carey
- Species Carex quichensis F.J.Herm.
- Species Carex thornei Naczi
terrestrial
Bailey, L. H. (1886). A preliminary synopsis of the genus Carex. Notes on Mexico, Central America and Greenland, with the American bibliography of the genus. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 22: 59-157., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3053987#page/73/mode/1up
page(s): 107; note: This is the original description for the original name Griseae L.H.Bailey in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 22: 107. 1886. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
page(s): 107; note: This is the original description for the original name Griseae L.H.Bailey in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 22: 107. 1886. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex sect. Griseae (L.H.Bailey) Kük.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1774344 on 2026-05-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Bailey, L. H. (1886). A preliminary synopsis of the genus Carex. Notes on Mexico, Central America and Greenland, with the American bibliography of the genus. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 22: 59-157., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3053987#page/73/mode/1up
page(s): 107; note: This is the original description for the original name Griseae L.H.Bailey in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 22: 107. 1886. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex subsect. Oligocarpae J.Carey) Carey, J. (1847). The carices of the northern United States, from New England to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. , available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=SNtCAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=es&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
page(s): 554 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Oligocarpae Mack.) Mackenzie, K. K. (1935). Cariceae (continuatio). <em>North American Flora.</em> 18(7): 393-478., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28761970
page(s): 264 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Careyanae Tuck. ex Kük.) Kükenthal, G. (1909). Cyperaceae-Caricoidae. <em>Das Pflanzenreich: regni vegetabilis conspectus.</em> 38, 4(20)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31618144
page(s): 295 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Granulares (O.Lang. ) Mack.) Lang, O.F. (1851). Caricineae Germanicae et Scandinavicae. <em>Linnaea.</em> 24: 481-624., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35226873
page(s): 582; note: This is the original description for the original name Granulares O.Lang. in Linnaea 24: 582. 1851. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
new combination reference Kükenthal, G. (1909). Cyperaceae-Caricoidae. <em>Das Pflanzenreich: regni vegetabilis conspectus.</em> 38, 4(20)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31618144
page(s): 295 [details]
page(s): 107; note: This is the original description for the original name Griseae L.H.Bailey in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 22: 107. 1886. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex subsect. Oligocarpae J.Carey) Carey, J. (1847). The carices of the northern United States, from New England to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. , available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=SNtCAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=es&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
page(s): 554 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Oligocarpae Mack.) Mackenzie, K. K. (1935). Cariceae (continuatio). <em>North American Flora.</em> 18(7): 393-478., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28761970
page(s): 264 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Careyanae Tuck. ex Kük.) Kükenthal, G. (1909). Cyperaceae-Caricoidae. <em>Das Pflanzenreich: regni vegetabilis conspectus.</em> 38, 4(20)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31618144
page(s): 295 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Granulares (O.Lang. ) Mack.) Lang, O.F. (1851). Caricineae Germanicae et Scandinavicae. <em>Linnaea.</em> 24: 481-624., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35226873
page(s): 582; note: This is the original description for the original name Granulares O.Lang. in Linnaea 24: 582. 1851. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
new combination reference Kükenthal, G. (1909). Cyperaceae-Caricoidae. <em>Das Pflanzenreich: regni vegetabilis conspectus.</em> 38, 4(20)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31618144
page(s): 295 [details]
Taxonomy
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 
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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]
[request]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
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Original Combination Original name: Griseae L.H.Bailey in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 22: 107. 1886. [unranked] [details]
