Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.
1676937 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676937)
accepted
Species
Carex limosa var. rariflora Wahlenb. · unaccepted
Carex limosa var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Wahlenb. · unaccepted
Carex limosa var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Wahlenb. · unaccepted
Carex rariflora f. elata Holmb. · unaccepted
Carex rariflora f. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm. · unaccepted
Trasus rariflorus (Wahlenb.) Gray · unaccepted
- Variety Carex rariflora var. androgyna A.E.Porsild
- Variety Carex rariflora var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.
- Forma Carex rariflora f. baeostachya Norman accepted as Carex rariflora var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.
- Forma Carex rariflora f. brevipedunculata Meinsh. accepted as Carex rariflora var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.
- Forma Carex rariflora f. elata Holmb. accepted as Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.
- Forma Carex rariflora f. erecta Polunin accepted as Carex rariflora var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.
- Forma Carex rariflora f. expallida Norman accepted as Carex rariflora var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.
- Forma Carex rariflora f. pallidior Blytt accepted as Carex rariflora var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.
- Forma Carex rariflora f. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm. accepted as Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.
- Forma Carex rariflora f. rufescens Norman accepted as Carex rariflora var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.
- Subspecies Carex rariflora subsp. pluriflora (Hultén) T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex pluriflora Hultén
- Subspecies Carex rariflora subsp. stygia (Fr.) Andersson accepted as Carex ×stygia Fr.
- Variety Carex rariflora var. firmior Norman accepted as Carex firmior (Norman) Holmb. represented as Carex ×firmior (Norman) Holmb.
- Variety Carex rariflora var. pluriflora (Hultén) B.Boivin accepted as Carex pluriflora Hultén
- Variety Carex rariflora var. stygia (Fr.) Kük. accepted as Carex ×stygia Fr.
terrestrial
(of Carex limosa var. rariflora Wahlenb.) Wahlenberg, G. (1803). Inledning til Caricographien. <em>Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar.</em> 24: 138-170., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46986891
page(s): 162 [details]
page(s): 162 [details]
Description Culms phyllopodic, with dead leaf remains at base, 5–35 cm. Leaf blades 1–2.5 mm wide, margins sometimes involute,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Engl. Bot. 35: t. 2516 1813 to Engl. Bot. 35: t. 2516 (1813),...
Description Culms phyllopodic, with dead leaf remains at base, 5–35 cm. Leaf blades 1–2.5 mm wide, margins sometimes involute, scabrid at tip. Inflorescences: proximal bracts 0.5-2 cm, much shorter than inflorescences; lateral spikes 6–15 × 3.5–5 mm, with 2–10 perigynia; terminal spikes 6–20 × 1–2.5 mm. Pistillate scales circular-ovate, 3–4.8 × 2.2–3.4 mm, long as and wider than perigynia, apex obtuse, sometimes mucronate. Staminate scales oblanceolate to obovate, 3.2–4.8 × 1.5–2 mm, apex acute to obtuse. Anthers 2–2.5 mm. Perigynia 2.5–4.5 × 1.6–2 mm, apex rounded; beak absent. 2n = 52. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Engl. Bot. 35: t. 2516 1813 to Engl. Bot. 35: t. 2516 (1813),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Engl. Bot. 35: t. 2516 1813 to Engl. Bot. 35: t. 2516 (1813), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676937 on 2025-09-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Carex limosa var. rariflora Wahlenb.) Wahlenberg, G. (1803). Inledning til Caricographien. <em>Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar.</em> 24: 138-170., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46986891
page(s): 162 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
new combination reference Smith, J. E. (1813). English botany; or, coloured figures of British plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth. To which will be added, occasional remarks. / By James Edward Smith, M.D. F.R.S. member of the Imp. Acad. Naturae Curiosorum, the Academies of Stockholm, Upsal, Turin, Lisbon, Lund, Berlin, Philadelphia and the Nat. Hist. Societies of Paris and Moscow; President of the Linnaen Society. The figures by James Sowerby, F.L.S. Vol. XXXV [35], pls. 2449-2520. London.
page(s): 2516 [details]
page(s): 162 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
new combination reference Smith, J. E. (1813). English botany; or, coloured figures of British plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth. To which will be added, occasional remarks. / By James Edward Smith, M.D. F.R.S. member of the Imp. Acad. Naturae Curiosorum, the Academies of Stockholm, Upsal, Turin, Lisbon, Lund, Berlin, Philadelphia and the Nat. Hist. Societies of Paris and Moscow; President of the Linnaen Society. The figures by James Sowerby, F.L.S. Vol. XXXV [35], pls. 2449-2520. London.
page(s): 2516 [details]




Isotype (of Carex limosa var. rariflora Wahlenb.) LE 00010277, geounit Lapland [details]
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Description Culms phyllopodic, with dead leaf remains at base, 5–35 cm. Leaf blades 1–2.5 mm wide, margins sometimes involute, scabrid at tip. Inflorescences: proximal bracts 0.5-2 cm, much shorter than inflorescences; lateral spikes 6–15 × 3.5–5 mm, with 2–10 perigynia; terminal spikes 6–20 × 1–2.5 mm. Pistillate scales circular-ovate, 3–4.8 × 2.2–3.4 mm, long as and wider than perigynia, apex obtuse, sometimes mucronate. Staminate scales oblanceolate to obovate, 3.2–4.8 × 1.5–2 mm, apex acute to obtuse. Anthers 2–2.5 mm. Perigynia 2.5–4.5 × 1.6–2 mm, apex rounded; beak absent. 2n = 52. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Engl. Bot. 35: t. 2516 1813 to Engl. Bot. 35: t. 2516 (1813), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (269 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Trasus rariflorus (Wahlenb.) Gray)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carex limosa var. rariflora Wahlenb.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carex limosa var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Wahlenb.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carex limosa var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Wahlenb.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex rariflora)
To GenBank (80 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Trasus rariflorus (Wahlenb.) Gray)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex limosa var. rariflora Wahlenb.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To LE Herbarium (Carex limosa var. rariflora LE00010277 isotype 1) (from synonym Carex limosa var. rariflora Wahlenb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Wahlenb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Wahlenb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa var. rariflora Wahlenb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Trasus rariflorus (Wahlenb.) Gray)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex rariflora f. elata Holmb.)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm. BM001067035 type 1)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm. BM001067036 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex rariflora f. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Trasus rariflorus (Wahlenb.) Gray)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carex limosa var. rariflora Wahlenb.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carex limosa var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Wahlenb.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carex limosa var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Wahlenb.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex rariflora)
To GenBank (80 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Trasus rariflorus (Wahlenb.) Gray)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex limosa var. rariflora Wahlenb.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To LE Herbarium (Carex limosa var. rariflora LE00010277 isotype 1) (from synonym Carex limosa var. rariflora Wahlenb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Wahlenb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa var. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Wahlenb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex limosa var. rariflora Wahlenb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Trasus rariflorus (Wahlenb.) Gray)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex rariflora f. elata Holmb.)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm. BM001067035 type 1)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm. BM001067036 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex rariflora f. rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.)
From editor or global species database