Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex sect. Acrocystis Dumort.
1774368 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1774368)
accepted
Section
Carex montana L. (type by subsequent designation)
Carex sect. Glaciales Hyl. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Lamprochlaenae (Drejer) L.H.Bailey · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Lasiocarpae Heuff. · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Carex sect. Montanae (Fr.) Mack. · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Carex sect. Piluliferae G.Don · unaccepted
Carex sect. Sphaeridiophorae (Drejer) L.H.Bailey · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Supinae Meinsh. · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Carex sect. Trichocarpae Heuff. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex subsect. Archaicae T.V.Egorova · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex subsect. Crispifoliatae T.V.Egorova · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Carex subsect. Glaciales (Hyl.) T.V.Egorova · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex subsect. Piluliferae (G.Don) T.V.Egorova · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex subsect. Supinae (Meinsh.) T.V.Egorova · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
- Species Carex albicans Willd. ex Spreng.
- Species Carex amgunensis F.Schmidt
- Species Carex austrodeflexa P.D.McMillan, Sorrie & van Eerden
- Species Carex austrolucorum (Rettig) D.B.Poind. & Naczi
- Species Carex bajacalifornica Zika
- Species Carex brainerdii Mack.
- Species Carex chinganensis Litv.
- Species Carex chinoi Ohwi ex T.Koyama
- Species Carex communis L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex cryptosperma Zika, D.S.Bell & L.J.Gross
- Species Carex deflexa Hornem.
- Species Carex floridana Schwein.
- Species Carex fritschii Waisb.
- Species Carex geophila Mack.
- Species Carex glacialis Mack.
- Species Carex globosa Boott
- Species Carex inops L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex korshinskyi Kom.
- Species Carex leucantha Arn. ex Boott
- Species Carex lucorum Willd. ex Link
- Species Carex malyschevii T.V.Egorova
- Species Carex microrhyncha Mack.
- Species Carex montana L.
- Species Carex nigromarginata Schwein.
- Species Carex novae-angliae Schwein.
- Species Carex olivieri H.Lév.
- Species Carex peckii Howe
- Species Carex pensylvanica Lam.
- Species Carex pilulifera L.
- Species Carex pityophila Mack.
- Species Carex pseudosupina Y.C.Tang ex L.K.Dai
- Species Carex punicola D.B.Poind., Jim.Mejías & M.Escudero
- Species Carex reznicekii Werier
- Species Carex rossii Boott
- Species Carex serpenticola Zika
- Species Carex shanensis C.B.Clarke
- Species Carex supina Willd. ex Wahlenb.
- Species Carex tonsa (Fernald) E.P.Bicknell
- Species Carex tricolor Velen.
- Species Carex turbinata Liebm.
- Species Carex umbellata Willd.
- Species Carex ungurensis Litv.
- Species Carex xerophila Janeway & Zika
- Species Carex zekogensis Y.C.Yang
- Species Carex zikae Roalson & Waterway
- Species Carex abdita E.P.Bicknell accepted as Carex umbellata Willd.
- Species Carex aederi Desv. accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera
- Species Carex alba Bastard accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera
- Species Carex alpestris Dewey accepted as Carex albicans var. albicans
- Species Carex amplisquama F.J.Herm. accepted as Carex communis var. amplisquama (F.J.Herm.) Rettig
- Species Carex aprica Turcz. ex Besser accepted as Carex supina var. supina
- Species Carex artitecta Mack. accepted as Carex albicans var. albicans
- Species Carex azorica J.Gay accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. azorica (J.Gay) Franco & Rocha Afonso
- Species Carex bastardiana DC. accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera
- Species Carex brevicaulis Mack. accepted as Carex zikae Roalson & Waterway
- Species Carex brevipes S.Watson accepted as Carex rossii Boott
- Species Carex brevipes W.Boott ex B.D.Jacks. accepted as Carex rossii Boott
- Species Carex campestris Host accepted as Carex supina var. supina
- Species Carex caryophyllaea J.F.Gmel. accepted as Carex montana L.
- Species Carex caryophyllata Kunth accepted as Carex montana L.
- Species Carex chloroleuca Meinsh. accepted as Carex amgunensis F.Schmidt
- Species Carex clivicola Fernald & Weath. accepted as Carex peckii Howe
- Species Carex collecta Dewey accepted as Carex albicans var. albicans
- Species Carex collina Willd. accepted as Carex montana L.
- Species Carex conglobata All. accepted as Carex montana L.
- Species Carex conglobata Kit. ex Willd. accepted as Carex supina var. supina
- Species Carex costata Turcz. ex Trevir. accepted as Carex korshinskyi Kom.
- Species Carex costata J.Presl & C.Presl accepted as Carex supina var. supina
- Species Carex cseteii Nyman accepted as Carex montana L. (unaccepted > invalid name, nom. nud, pro syn.)
- Species Carex czetzii Janka accepted as Carex montana L.
- Species Carex davisii Dewey accepted as Carex albicans var. emmonsii (Dewey ex Torr.) Rettig
- Species Carex decumbens Ehrh. accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera
- Species Carex diversistylis A.Roach accepted as Carex rossii Boott
- Species Carex emarginata Willd. accepted as Carex montana L.
- Species Carex emmonsii Dewey ex Torr. accepted as Carex albicans var. emmonsii (Dewey ex Torr.) Rettig
- Species Carex erxlebeniana Kelso accepted as Carex inops subsp. heliophila (Mack.) Crins
- Species Carex farwellii Mack. accepted as Carex rossii Boott
- Species Carex filiformis L. accepted as Carex montana L.
- Species Carex gracilis Moench accepted as Carex montana L.
- Species Carex heliophila Mack. accepted as Carex inops subsp. heliophila (Mack.) Crins
- Species Carex hypsipedos auct. accepted as Carex punicola D.B.Poind., Jim.Mejías & M.Escudero (unaccepted > misapplication)
- Species Carex leucodonta Holm accepted as Carex turbinata Liebm.
- Species Carex lucorum Willd. accepted as Carex lucorum Willd. ex Link (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Carex lucorum Sartwell ex Boott accepted as Carex nigromarginata Schwein.
- Species Carex marginata Muhl. ex Willd. accepted as Carex pensylvanica Lam.
- Species Carex michiganensis Dewey ex Alph.Wood accepted as Carex lucorum Willd. accepted as Carex lucorum Willd. ex Link
- Species Carex oligocarpa Hornem. ex Boott accepted as Carex supina var. supina
- Species Carex pedata Wahlenb. accepted as Carex glacialis Mack.
- Species Carex pennsylvanica Torr. accepted as Carex albicans Willd. ex Spreng.
- Species Carex perennis Krock. accepted as Carex montana L.
- Species Carex perennis Krock. ex Steud. accepted as Carex montana L.
- Species Carex physochynchia Steud. accepted as Carex albicans var. australis (L.H.Bailey) Rettig (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Carex physorhyncha Liebm. ex Steud. accepted as Carex albicans var. australis (L.H.Bailey) Rettig
- Species Carex pleiandra Ohwi accepted as Carex amgunensis F.Schmidt
- Species Carex praecox Pollich ex Steud. accepted as Carex montana L.
- Species Carex pubescens Gilib. accepted as Carex montana L.
- Species Carex pullulans Dulac accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera
- Species Carex pumila Honck. accepted as Carex montana L.
- Species Carex rhynchophysa Liebm. accepted as Carex albicans var. australis (L.H.Bailey) Rettig
- Species Carex rigens L.H.Bailey accepted as Carex turbinata Liebm.
- Species Carex riloensis Stoeva & E.D.Popova accepted as Carex tricolor Velen. (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
- Species Carex rugosperma Mack. accepted as Carex tonsa var. rugosperma (Mack.) Crins
- Species Carex saxumbra F.Lees accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera
- Species Carex spaniocarpa Steud. accepted as Carex supina var. spaniocarpa (Steud.) B.Boivin
- Species Carex sphaerocarpa Willd. accepted as Carex supina var. supina
- Species Carex subbiflora Steud. accepted as Carex pensylvanica Lam.
- Subsection Carex subsect. Archaicae T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex sect. Acrocystis Dumort. (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
- Subsection Carex subsect. Crispifoliatae T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex sect. Acrocystis Dumort. (unaccepted > homotypic synonym)
- Subsection Carex subsect. Glaciales (Hyl.) T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex sect. Acrocystis Dumort. (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
- Subsection Carex subsect. Piluliferae (G.Don) T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex sect. Acrocystis Dumort. (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
- Subsection Carex subsect. Supinae (Meinsh.) T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex sect. Acrocystis Dumort. (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
- Species Carex terrae-novae Fernald accepted as Carex glacialis Mack.
- Species Carex triceps Schrank accepted as Carex pilulifera L. (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
- Species Carex turczaninofii Steud. ex Boott accepted as Carex supina var. supina
- Species Carex varia Willd. ex Wahlenb. accepted as Carex albicans Willd. ex Spreng.
- Species Carex varia Muhl. ex Wahlenb. accepted as Carex albicans var. albicans
- Species Carex verecunda Holm accepted as Carex inops L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex verna Schkuhr accepted as Carex supina var. supina
- Species Carex vespertina (L.H.Bailey) Howell accepted as Carex inops subsp. inops
terrestrial
Dumortier, B. C. (1827). Florula Belgica, operis majoris prodromus. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63004985#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 147 [details]
page(s): 147 [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex sect. Acrocystis Dumort.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1774368 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Dumortier, B. C. (1827). Florula Belgica, operis majoris prodromus. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63004985#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 147 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Lamprochlaenae (Drejer) L.H.Bailey) Drejer, S. (1844). Symbolae caricologicae ad synonymiam caricum extricandam stabiliendamque et affinitates naturales eruendas.
page(s): 10; note: This is the original description for the original name Lamprochlaenae Drejer, Symbol. Caricol.: 10. 1844. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Sphaeridiophorae (Drejer) L.H.Bailey) Drejer, S. (1844). Symbolae caricologicae ad synonymiam caricum extricandam stabiliendamque et affinitates naturales eruendas.
page(s): 9; note: This is the original description for the original name Sphaeridiophorae Drejer, Symbol. Caricol.: 9. 1844. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Trichocarpae 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): 119 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Lasiocarpae 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. Montanae (Fr.) Mack.) Fries, E. (1835). Flora Scanicam. Uppsaliae., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32701005
page(s): 187, 188; note: This is the original description for the original name Montanae Fr., Fl. Scan.: 187, 188. 1835. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Supinae 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]
original description (of Carex sect. Piluliferae G.Don) Loudon, J.C. (1830). Hortus Britannicus: a catalogue of all the plants indigenous, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10904178
page(s): 376 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Glaciales Hyl.) Hylander, N. (1966). Cyperaceae. , In: Nordisk Karlväxtflora, vol. 2, 456 pp., Almqvist & Wiksell, Stockholm.
page(s): 386 [details]
page(s): 147 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Lamprochlaenae (Drejer) L.H.Bailey) Drejer, S. (1844). Symbolae caricologicae ad synonymiam caricum extricandam stabiliendamque et affinitates naturales eruendas.
page(s): 10; note: This is the original description for the original name Lamprochlaenae Drejer, Symbol. Caricol.: 10. 1844. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Sphaeridiophorae (Drejer) L.H.Bailey) Drejer, S. (1844). Symbolae caricologicae ad synonymiam caricum extricandam stabiliendamque et affinitates naturales eruendas.
page(s): 9; note: This is the original description for the original name Sphaeridiophorae Drejer, Symbol. Caricol.: 9. 1844. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Trichocarpae 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): 119 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Lasiocarpae 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. Montanae (Fr.) Mack.) Fries, E. (1835). Flora Scanicam. Uppsaliae., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32701005
page(s): 187, 188; note: This is the original description for the original name Montanae Fr., Fl. Scan.: 187, 188. 1835. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Supinae 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]
original description (of Carex sect. Piluliferae G.Don) Loudon, J.C. (1830). Hortus Britannicus: a catalogue of all the plants indigenous, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10904178
page(s): 376 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Glaciales Hyl.) Hylander, N. (1966). Cyperaceae. , In: Nordisk Karlväxtflora, vol. 2, 456 pp., Almqvist & Wiksell, Stockholm.
page(s): 386 [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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subsequent type designation
Kukkonen, I. (1998). Cyperaceae. In: K.H. Rechinger (ed). Flora Iranica, Vol. 173. Akademische Druck-und Verlagsanstalt.
page(s): 253 [details]
page(s): 253 [details]
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex subsect. Archaicae T.V.Egorova)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex subsect. Crispifoliatae T.V.Egorova)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex subsect. Glaciales (Hyl.) T.V.Egorova)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex subsect. Piluliferae (G.Don) T.V.Egorova)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex subsect. Supinae (Meinsh.) T.V.Egorova)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex subsect. Crispifoliatae T.V.Egorova)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex subsect. Glaciales (Hyl.) T.V.Egorova)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex subsect. Piluliferae (G.Don) T.V.Egorova)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex subsect. Supinae (Meinsh.) T.V.Egorova)
