Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex sect. Digitatae (Fr.) Christ
1774361 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1774361)
accepted
Section
Bitteria sect. Bitteria · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Aunieria (Gand.) V.I.Krecz. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Digitalinae Meinsh. · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Carex sect. Digitatae Fr. · unaccepted (Wrong rank (published as unranked))
Carex sect. Ornithopodae Heuff. · unaccepted
- Species Carex ×dufftii Hausskn.
- Species Carex digitata L.
- Species Carex ornithopoda Willd.
- Species Carex pallidula Harmaja
- Species Carex quadriflora (Kük.) Ohwi
terrestrial
Fries, E. (1835). Flora Scanicam. Uppsaliae., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32701005
page(s): 187; note: note: This is the original description for the original name Digitatae Fr., Fl. Scan.: 187. 1835. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
page(s): 187; note: note: This is the original description for the original name Digitatae Fr., Fl. Scan.: 187. 1835. [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. Digitatae (Fr.) Christ. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1774361 on 2026-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Fries, E. (1835). Flora Scanicam. Uppsaliae., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32701005
page(s): 187; note: note: This is the original description for the original name Digitatae Fr., Fl. Scan.: 187. 1835. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Ornithopodae 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): 117 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Digitalinae 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): 284 [details]
new combination reference Christ, H. (1885). Noveau catalogue des Carex d'Europe. <em>Bulletin de la Société royale de botanique de Belgique.</em> 24(2): 10-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3181331
page(s): 13 [details]
page(s): 187; note: note: This is the original description for the original name Digitatae Fr., Fl. Scan.: 187. 1835. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Ornithopodae 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): 117 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Digitalinae 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): 284 [details]
new combination reference Christ, H. (1885). Noveau catalogue des Carex d'Europe. <em>Bulletin de la Société royale de botanique de Belgique.</em> 24(2): 10-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3181331
page(s): 13 [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 
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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]
[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
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Original Combination Original name: Digitatae Fr., Fl. Scan.: 187. 1835. [unranked] [details]
