Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex pycnostachya Kar. & Kir.
1676904 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676904)
accepted
Species
Carex borotalicola Regel · unaccepted
Carex commutata Turcz. · unaccepted
Carex curaica var. pycnostachya (Kar. & Kir.) Kük. · unaccepted
Carex curaica var. pycnostachys (Kar. & Kir.) Kük. · unaccepted
Carex pycnostachys Kar. & Kir. · unaccepted
terrestrial
(1842). Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou. 15(1-4)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44034851
page(s): 522 [details]
page(s): 522 [details]
Description Rhizome long creeping. Culms 10-50 cm tall, obtusely trigonous, stout. Leaves flat, blades linear, 4-6 mm wide, subfalcate,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcvp
Description Rhizome long creeping. Culms 10-50 cm tall, obtusely trigonous, stout. Leaves flat, blades linear, 4-6 mm wide, subfalcate, apex acuminate. Involucral bracts leaflike at base. Spicate inflorescence ovate, dense; spikes androgynous (sometimes male ones in middle), oblong, 6-12(-15) mm. Female glumes pale brown, 1-veined, apex acuminate. Utricles brown or olivaceous, longer than glume, ovate to ovate-elliptic, plano-convex, 3.2-4 mm, 5-8-veined, with veins evanescent, margins scarcely scabrous winged, apex gradually contracted into a beak. Stigmas 2. Fl. and fr. Jun-Jul. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcvp
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcvp [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex pycnostachya Kar. & Kir.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676904 on 2025-09-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(1842). Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou. 15(1-4)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44034851
page(s): 522 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 522 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Other
additional source
Li, B. Z.; Zhang, S. R. (2024). An updated species checklist and taxonomic synopsis of Cyperaceae in China. <em>Biodiversity Science.</em> 32(7): 24106., available online at https://doi.org/10.17520/biods.2024106 [details] Available for editors 
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Isolectotype (of Carex borotalicola Regel) LE 01012310, geounit Xinjiang [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Rhizome long creeping. Culms 10-50 cm tall, obtusely trigonous, stout. Leaves flat, blades linear, 4-6 mm wide, subfalcate, apex acuminate. Involucral bracts leaflike at base. Spicate inflorescence ovate, dense; spikes androgynous (sometimes male ones in middle), oblong, 6-12(-15) mm. Female glumes pale brown, 1-veined, apex acuminate. Utricles brown or olivaceous, longer than glume, ovate to ovate-elliptic, plano-convex, 3.2-4 mm, 5-8-veined, with veins evanescent, margins scarcely scabrous winged, apex gradually contracted into a beak. Stigmas 2. Fl. and fr. Jun-Jul. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcvp [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex pycnostachys Kar. & Kir.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Carex commutata Turcz.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Carex borotalicola Regel)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex pycnostachya)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex commutata Turcz.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex borotalicola Regel)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex curaica var. pycnostachya (Kar. & Kir.) Kük.)
To LE Herbarium (Carex borotalicola LE01012310 isolectotype 1) (from synonym Carex borotalicola Regel)
To LE Herbarium (Carex borotalicola LE01012311 isolectotype 1) (from synonym Carex borotalicola Regel)
To LE Herbarium (Carex borotalicola LE01012312 lectotype 1) (from synonym Carex borotalicola Regel)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex curaica var. pycnostachya (Kar. & Kir.) T.V.Egorova)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex borotalicola Regel)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex commutata Turcz.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex curaica var. pycnostachya (Kar. & Kir.) Kük.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex pycnostachys Kar. & Kir.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex curaica var. pycnostachys (Kar. & Kir.) Kük.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex curaica subsp. pycnostachys (Kar. & Kir.) T.V.Egorova)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Carex commutata Turcz.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Carex borotalicola Regel)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex pycnostachya)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex commutata Turcz.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex borotalicola Regel)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex curaica var. pycnostachya (Kar. & Kir.) Kük.)
To LE Herbarium (Carex borotalicola LE01012310 isolectotype 1) (from synonym Carex borotalicola Regel)
To LE Herbarium (Carex borotalicola LE01012311 isolectotype 1) (from synonym Carex borotalicola Regel)
To LE Herbarium (Carex borotalicola LE01012312 lectotype 1) (from synonym Carex borotalicola Regel)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex curaica var. pycnostachya (Kar. & Kir.) T.V.Egorova)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex borotalicola Regel)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex commutata Turcz.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex curaica var. pycnostachya (Kar. & Kir.) Kük.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex pycnostachys Kar. & Kir.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex curaica var. pycnostachys (Kar. & Kir.) Kük.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex curaica subsp. pycnostachys (Kar. & Kir.) T.V.Egorova)
