Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex sect. Argyroglochin Dumort.
1871215 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1871215)
accepted
Section
Carex ovalis Gooden. accepted as Carex leporina L. (type by subsequent designation)
Carex sect. Alatae Kük. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Cyperoideae G.Don · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Heterostachyae O.Lang. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Hyparrhenae (Anderss.) L.H.Bailey · unaccepted (nomen superfluum)
Carex sect. Leporinae (Fr.) Meinsh. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Loncoperis (Raf.) V.I.Krecz. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Ovales Kunth · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Carex sect. Schelhammeria (Moench) Kunth · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Vignea sect. Ovales (Kunth) Heuff. · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
- Species Carex abrupta Mack.
- Species Carex adusta Boott
- Species Carex alata Torr.
- Species Carex albolutescens Schwein.
- Species Carex arapahoensis Clokey
- Species Carex argyrantha Tuck. ex Boott
- Species Carex athrostachya Olney
- Species Carex atlasica (H.Lindb.) Tattou
- Species Carex balfourii Kük.
- Species Carex bebbii (L.H.Bailey) Olney ex Fernald
- Species Carex bicknellii Britton & A.Br.
- Species Carex bohemica Schreb.
- Species Carex bonplandii Kunth
- Species Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack. ex Lunell
- Species Carex constanceana Stacey
- Species Carex crawfordii Fernald
- Species Carex cristatella Britton
- Species Carex cumulata (L.H.Bailey) Mack.
- Species Carex curviculmis Reznicek
- Species Carex davyi Mack.
- Species Carex ebenea Rydb.
- Species Carex echinodes (Fernald) P.Rothr., Reznicek & Hipp
- Species Carex egglestonii Mack.
- Species Carex festivelloides Reznicek
- Species Carex festucacea Willd.
- Species Carex feta L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex foenea Willd.
- Species Carex fracta Mack.
- Species Carex gracilior Mack.
- Species Carex harfordii Mack.
- Species Carex haydeniana Olney
- Species Carex hormathodes Fernald
- Species Carex hyalina Boott
- Species Carex iljinii V.I.Krecz.
- Species Carex integra Mack.
- Species Carex lagunensis M.E.Jones
- Species Carex leporina L.
- Species Carex leporinella Mack.
- Species Carex longii Mack.
- Species Carex macloviana d'Urv.
- Species Carex mandoniana Boeckeler
- Species Carex marahuacana Reznicek
- Species Carex mariposana L.H.Bailey ex Mack.
- Species Carex meridionalis (Kük.) Herter
- Species Carex merritt-fernaldii Mack.
- Species Carex michoacana Reznicek, Hipp & S.González
- Species Carex microptera Mack.
- Species Carex missouriensis P.Rothr. & Reznicek
- Species Carex molesta Mack.
- Species Carex molestiformis Reznicek & Rothrock
- Species Carex multicostata Mack.
- Species Carex muskingumensis Schwein.
- Species Carex neblinensis Reznicek
- Species Carex normalis Mack.
- Species Carex opaca (F.J.Herm.) P.Rothr. & Reznicek
- Species Carex orizabae Liebm.
- Species Carex oronensis Fernald
- Species Carex ozarkana P.Rothr. & Reznicek
- Species Carex pachycarpa Mack.
- Species Carex pachystachya Cham. ex Steud.
- Species Carex petasata Dewey
- Species Carex peucophila Holm
- Species Carex phaeocephala Piper
- Species Carex praticola Rydb.
- Species Carex preslii Steud.
- Species Carex projecta Mack.
- Species Carex proposita Mack.
- Species Carex pseudomacloviana G.A.Wheeler
- Species Carex purdiei Boott
- Species Carex reniformis (L.H.Bailey) Small
- Species Carex roraimensis Steyerm.
- Species Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd.
- Species Carex shinnersii P.Rothr. & Reznicek
- Species Carex silicea Olney
- Species Carex specifica L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex stenoptila F.J.Herm.
- Species Carex straminea Willd. ex Schkuhr
- Species Carex straminiformis L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex subbracteata Mack.
- Species Carex suberecta (Olney) Britton
- Species Carex subfusca W.Boott
- Species Carex sychnocephala J.Carey
- Species Carex tahoensis Smiley
- Species Carex tenera Dewey
- Species Carex tetrastachya Scheele
- Species Carex tincta (Fernald) Fernald
- Species Carex tolucensis (F.J.Herm.) Reznicek
- Species Carex toreadora Steyerm.
- Species Carex tribuloides Wahlenb.
- Species Carex unilateralis Mack.
- Species Carex vexans F.J.Herm.
- Species Carex waponahkikensis Lovit & A.Haines
- Species Carex wootonii Mack.
- Species Carex xerantica L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex argyrantha Tuck. ex Dewey (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Carex interjecta Reznicek (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Carex adusta J.Carey ex Boott accepted as Carex silicea Olney
- Species Carex aenea Fernald accepted as Carex foenea Willd.
- Species Carex albomarginata Mack. ex Parish accepted as Carex preslii Steud. (nom. inval.)
- Species Carex allomacros Steud. accepted as Carex macloviana var. macloviana
- Species Carex amplectens Mack. accepted as Carex fracta Mack. (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
- Species Carex argyroglochin Hornem. accepted as Carex leporina L.
- Species Carex arida Schwein. & Torr. accepted as Carex muskingumensis Schwein.
- Species Carex brittoniana J.M.Coult. accepted as Carex tetrastachya Scheele
- Species Carex brizoides Geners. accepted as Carex leporina L.
- Species Carex buchtienii Palla accepted as Carex bonplandii Kunth (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Carex cousturieri Gand. accepted as Carex leporina L.
- Species Carex cristata Schwein. accepted as Carex cristatella Britton
- Species Carex cyperoidea Houtt. accepted as Carex bohemica Schreb.
- Species Carex cyperoides L. accepted as Carex bohemica Schreb.
- Species Carex cyperoides Murray accepted as Carex bohemica Schreb.
- Species Carex diehlii M.E.Jones ex F.J.Herm. accepted as Carex lagunensis M.E.Jones
- Species Carex durandii Boeckeler accepted as Carex bonplandii Kunth
- Species Carex eastwoodiana Stacey accepted as Carex tahoensis Smiley
- Species Carex festiva Dewey accepted as Carex macloviana var. macloviana
- Species Carex festivella Mack. accepted as Carex microptera Mack.
- Species Carex flaviceps Kük. accepted as Carex subfusca W.Boott
- Species Carex foenea Muhl. ex Torr. accepted as Carex albolutescens Schwein.
- Species Carex furva (L.H.Bailey) Piper accepted as Carex praticola Rydb.
- Species Carex heptastachys Boeckeler accepted as Carex bonplandii Kunth
- Species Carex incisodentata Steud. accepted as Carex macloviana var. macloviana
- Species Carex incisodentata Lechl. ex Boott accepted as Carex macloviana var. macloviana
- Species Carex incondita F.J.Herm. accepted as Carex macloviana var. macloviana
- Species Carex lagopodioides Willd. accepted as Carex tribuloides var. tribuloides
- Species Carex lancifructus Mack. accepted as Carex specifica L.H.Bailey
- Species Carex leporina Michx. accepted as Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd.
- Species Carex leporina Pall. ex Kunth accepted as Carex macloviana var. thermarum (Phil.) Kük.
- Species Carex liddonii Boott accepted as Carex petasata Dewey
- Species Carex limnophila F.J.Herm. accepted as Carex microptera Mack.
- Species Carex malvernensis S.Gibson accepted as Carex leporina L.
- Species Carex mirabilis Dewey accepted as Carex normalis Mack.
- Species Carex mollis Gilib. accepted as Carex leporina L.
- Species Carex moniliformis Britton accepted as Carex silicea Olney
- Species Carex montereyensis Mack. accepted as Carex harfordii Mack.
- Species Carex multimoda L.H.Bailey accepted as Carex macloviana var. macloviana
- Species Carex nubicola Mack. accepted as Carex haydeniana Olney
- Species Carex nuda Lam. accepted as Carex leporina L.
- Species Carex olympica Mack. accepted as Carex macloviana var. macloviana
- Species Carex oreades C.A.Mey. accepted as Carex macloviana var. macloviana
- Species Carex ovalis Gooden. accepted as Carex leporina L.
- Species Carex ovalis Willd. ex Kunth accepted as Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd.
- Species Carex paucifructus Mack. accepted as Carex mariposana L.H.Bailey ex Mack.
- Species Carex peruvida G.A.Wheeler accepted as Carex purdiei Boott
- Species Carex pinetorum Liebm. accepted as Carex peucophila Holm
- Species Carex pinetorum Willd. ex Schltdl. accepted as Carex peucophila Holm
- Species Carex pinguis L.H.Bailey accepted as Carex adusta Boott
- Species Carex piperi Mack. accepted as Carex praticola Rydb.
- Species Carex platylepis Mack. accepted as Carex praticola Rydb.
- Species Carex pratensis Drejer accepted as Carex praticola Rydb.
- Species Carex propinqua Nees & Meyen ex Kunth accepted as Carex macloviana var. thermarum (Phil.) Kük.
- Species Carex propinqua Nees & Meyen in Meyen accepted as Carex macloviana var. thermarum (Phil.) Kük.
- Species Carex pyrophila Gand. accepted as Carex macloviana var. macloviana
- Species Carex richardii Michx. accepted as Carex tribuloides var. tribuloides
- Species Carex richii (Fernald) Mack. accepted as Carex straminea Willd. ex Schkuhr
- Species Carex rufovariegata Boeckeler accepted as Carex petasata Dewey
- Species Carex sangamonensis (Clokey) Mohlenbr. accepted as Carex tribuloides var. sangamonensis Clokey
- Species Carex scoparia Torr. accepted as Carex muskingumensis Schwein.
- Species Carex sicula Tineo accepted as Carex leporina L.
- Species Carex soperi Raup accepted as Carex macloviana var. macloviana
- Species Carex stenoptera Mack. accepted as Carex subfusca W.Boott
- Species Carex teneriformis Mack. accepted as Carex subfusca W.Boott
- Species Carex tenuirostris Olney accepted as Carex athrostachya Olney
- Species Carex thermarum Phil. accepted as Carex macloviana var. thermarum (Phil.) Kük.
- Species Carex tracyi Mack. accepted as Carex leporina L.
- Species Carex volcanica F.J.Herm. accepted as Carex orizabae Liebm.
terrestrial
Dumortier, B. C. (1827). Florula Belgica, operis majoris prodromus. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63004985#page/9/mode/1up
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page(s): 146 [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex sect. Argyroglochin Dumort.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1871215 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): 146 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Cyperoideae 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. Alatae Kük.) Kükenthal, G. ((1899)1900). Die Carex-Vegetation des aussertropischen Südamerika (ausgenommen Paraguay und Südbrasilien). <em>Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie.</em> 27: 485-563., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/210229#page/499/mode/1up
page(s): 504 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Leporinae (Fr.) Meinsh.) Fries, E. M. (1845). Summa vegetabilium Scandinaviae, seu enumeratio, systematica et critica, plantarum tum cotyledonearum, quum nemearum inter mare occidentale et album, inter Eidoram et Nordkap, hactenus lectarum, una cum singulae distributione geographica. pp. Sectio prior: [i], [iii], [i]-258, signatures 1-16 in fours. Holmiae & Lipsiae [Stockholm & Leipzig]: A. Bonnier.
page(s): 72; note: This is the original description for the original name Leporinae Fr., Summa Veg. Scand.: 72. 1845. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Ovales Kunth) Kunth, C. S. (1837). Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum, Secundum Familias Naturales Disposita, Adjectis Characteribus, Differentiis et Synonymis. Vol 2. Cyperographia synoptica sive enumeratio Cyperacearum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Stuttgart: Germany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7428301#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 394 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Hyparrhenae (Anderss.) L.H.Bailey) Andersson, N. J. (1849). Cyperaceae scandinaviae. <em>Plantae scandinaviae. Fasc. I.</em> 77 pp.
page(s): 55; note: This is the original description for the original name Hyparrhenae Anderss., Pl. Scand. 1: unnumbered [p. iv], 55. 1849. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Heterostachyae O.Lang.) 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): 505 [details]
page(s): 146 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Cyperoideae 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. Alatae Kük.) Kükenthal, G. ((1899)1900). Die Carex-Vegetation des aussertropischen Südamerika (ausgenommen Paraguay und Südbrasilien). <em>Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie.</em> 27: 485-563., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/210229#page/499/mode/1up
page(s): 504 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Leporinae (Fr.) Meinsh.) Fries, E. M. (1845). Summa vegetabilium Scandinaviae, seu enumeratio, systematica et critica, plantarum tum cotyledonearum, quum nemearum inter mare occidentale et album, inter Eidoram et Nordkap, hactenus lectarum, una cum singulae distributione geographica. pp. Sectio prior: [i], [iii], [i]-258, signatures 1-16 in fours. Holmiae & Lipsiae [Stockholm & Leipzig]: A. Bonnier.
page(s): 72; note: This is the original description for the original name Leporinae Fr., Summa Veg. Scand.: 72. 1845. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Ovales Kunth) Kunth, C. S. (1837). Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum, Secundum Familias Naturales Disposita, Adjectis Characteribus, Differentiis et Synonymis. Vol 2. Cyperographia synoptica sive enumeratio Cyperacearum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Stuttgart: Germany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7428301#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 394 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Hyparrhenae (Anderss.) L.H.Bailey) Andersson, N. J. (1849). Cyperaceae scandinaviae. <em>Plantae scandinaviae. Fasc. I.</em> 77 pp.
page(s): 55; note: This is the original description for the original name Hyparrhenae Anderss., Pl. Scand. 1: unnumbered [p. iv], 55. 1849. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Heterostachyae O.Lang.) 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): 505 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Wallnöfer, B.; Essl, F. (2016). Overview on alien Carex species of section Cyperoideae (including Ovales) in Europe and the discovery of Carex scoparia in Austria. <em>Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie B für Botanik und Zoologie.</em> 118: 115-127. [details] Available for editors 
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taxonomy source Rothrock, P. E. et al. (1997). Taxonomy of the Carex straminea complex (Cyperaceae). Canadian Journal of Botany, 75: 2177-2195., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/b97-929 [details] Available for editors [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
note: Delimitation of the section, here presented as sect. Cyperoideae [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]taxonomy source Rothrock, P. E. et al. (1997). Taxonomy of the Carex straminea complex (Cyperaceae). Canadian Journal of Botany, 75: 2177-2195., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/b97-929 [details] Available for editors
[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
note: Delimitation of the section, here presented as sect. Cyperoideae [details] Available for editors
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subsequent type designation
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]
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