Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex alopecuroides D.Don
1677176 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677176)
accepted
Species
Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor · alternative representation
Carex emodorum Spreng. · unaccepted
Carex japonica var. alopecuroides (D.Don) C.B.Clarke · unaccepted
Carex sasakii Hayata · unaccepted
- Subspecies Carex alopecuroides subsp. subtransversa (C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama accepted as Carex subtransversa C.B.Clarke
- Variety Carex alopecuroides var. chlorostachya C.B.Clarke accepted as Carex doniana Spreng.
- Variety Carex alopecuroides var. chlorostachys C.B.Clarke accepted as Carex doniana Spreng.
terrestrial
Don, D. (1824). XVI. Descriptions of nine new species of the genus <i>Carex</i>, natives of the Himalaya Alps in Upper Nepal. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14(2): 325-333., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2358364
page(s): 332 [details]
page(s): 332 [details]
Holotype LE 00010162, geounit Nepal
Holotype LE 00010162, geounit Nepal [details]
Description Rhizome short, with slender stolons. Culms tufted, 30-60 cm tall, triquetrous, scabrous on upper angles, clothed with few...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: tro Update namepublishedIn from Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 43 1825 to Philos. Mag. J. 62: 455 (1823),...
Description Rhizome short, with slender stolons. Culms tufted, 30-60 cm tall, triquetrous, scabrous on upper angles, clothed with few pale brown and bladeless sheaths. Leaves nearly equaling or slightly longer than culm, blades 2-4 mm wide, flat, slightly stiff, 3-veined on upper surface, distinctly 1-veined on lower surface, scabrous on veins and upper margins, margins usually revolute when dry, long sheathed, membranous part of sheaths usually split. Involucral bracts leaflike, lower involucral bracts longer than subtending spike, upper 1 or 2 involucral bracts equaling or shorter than subtending spike, not sheathed. Spikes 3-5, usually contiguous at top of culm; terminal spike male, sometimes with female flowers at top, subclavate, 2-3 cm, very shortly pedunculate or nearly sessile; lateral spikes female, cylindric, 2-3 cm, densely many flowered, lowest 1 or 2 shortly pedunculate, upper ones nearly sessile. Female glumes pale stramineous, oblong-ovate or lanceolate-ovate, 2-3 mm, membranous, 1-veined, apex attenuate or sometimes subobtuse and mucronate or muticous, mucro hispidulous laterally. Utricles green, stramineous at maturity, obliquely patent, ± horizontally patent at maturity, lower ones equaling or slightly shorter than glume, upper ones shorter than glume, ovate, obtusely trigonous, slightly inflated, ca. 3 mm, membranous, glabrous, 5-veined abaxially, base obtuse, apex attenuate into a medium-sized to long beak, orifice emarginate and shortly 2-toothed. Nutlets brown, slightly tightly enveloped, broadly ovate or subelliptic, trigonous, ca. 1.5 mm, base estipitate, apex mucronate; style base not thickened; stigmas 3. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: tro Update namepublishedIn from Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 43 1825 to Philos. Mag. J. 62: 455 (1823),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: tro Update namepublishedIn from Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 43 1825 to Philos. Mag. J. 62: 455 (1823), 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 alopecuroides D.Don. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677176 on 2025-09-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Don, D. (1824). XVI. Descriptions of nine new species of the genus <i>Carex</i>, natives of the Himalaya Alps in Upper Nepal. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14(2): 325-333., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2358364
page(s): 332 [details]
page(s): 332 [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
Holotype LE 00010162, geounit Nepal [details]
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Description Rhizome short, with slender stolons. Culms tufted, 30-60 cm tall, triquetrous, scabrous on upper angles, clothed with few pale brown and bladeless sheaths. Leaves nearly equaling or slightly longer than culm, blades 2-4 mm wide, flat, slightly stiff, 3-veined on upper surface, distinctly 1-veined on lower surface, scabrous on veins and upper margins, margins usually revolute when dry, long sheathed, membranous part of sheaths usually split. Involucral bracts leaflike, lower involucral bracts longer than subtending spike, upper 1 or 2 involucral bracts equaling or shorter than subtending spike, not sheathed. Spikes 3-5, usually contiguous at top of culm; terminal spike male, sometimes with female flowers at top, subclavate, 2-3 cm, very shortly pedunculate or nearly sessile; lateral spikes female, cylindric, 2-3 cm, densely many flowered, lowest 1 or 2 shortly pedunculate, upper ones nearly sessile. Female glumes pale stramineous, oblong-ovate or lanceolate-ovate, 2-3 mm, membranous, 1-veined, apex attenuate or sometimes subobtuse and mucronate or muticous, mucro hispidulous laterally. Utricles green, stramineous at maturity, obliquely patent, ± horizontally patent at maturity, lower ones equaling or slightly shorter than glume, upper ones shorter than glume, ovate, obtusely trigonous, slightly inflated, ca. 3 mm, membranous, glabrous, 5-veined abaxially, base obtuse, apex attenuate into a medium-sized to long beak, orifice emarginate and shortly 2-toothed. Nutlets brown, slightly tightly enveloped, broadly ovate or subelliptic, trigonous, ca. 1.5 mm, base estipitate, apex mucronate; style base not thickened; stigmas 3. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: tro Update namepublishedIn from Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 43 1825 to Philos. Mag. J. 62: 455 (1823), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex sasakii Hayata)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex emodorum Spreng.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex alopecuroides)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex alopecuroides) (from synonym Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex sasakii Hayata)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex emodorum Spreng.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex japonica var. alopecuroides (D.Don) C.B.Clarke)
To LE Herbarium (Carex alopecuroides LE00010162 holotype)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex sasakii Hayata)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex japonica var. alopecuroides (D.Don) C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex emodorum Spreng.)
To Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Herbarium (Carex alopecuroides E00393439 possible type 1) (from synonym Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex alopecuroides K000291284 type 1)
To Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (Carex sasakii TAIF4697 type 1) (from synonym Carex sasakii Hayata)
To Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (Carex sasakii TAIF4698 type 1) (from synonym Carex sasakii Hayata)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex emodorum Spreng. BM000959159 type 1) (from synonym Carex emodorum Spreng.)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex emodorum Spreng. BM000959160 type 1) (from synonym Carex emodorum Spreng.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor)
To University of Tokyo Herbarium (Carex Sasakii type TI00010231) (from synonym Carex sasakii Hayata)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex emodorum Spreng.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex alopecuroides)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex alopecuroides) (from synonym Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex sasakii Hayata)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex emodorum Spreng.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex japonica var. alopecuroides (D.Don) C.B.Clarke)
To LE Herbarium (Carex alopecuroides LE00010162 holotype)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex sasakii Hayata)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex japonica var. alopecuroides (D.Don) C.B.Clarke)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex emodorum Spreng.)
To Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Herbarium (Carex alopecuroides E00393439 possible type 1) (from synonym Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex alopecuroides K000291284 type 1)
To Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (Carex sasakii TAIF4697 type 1) (from synonym Carex sasakii Hayata)
To Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (Carex sasakii TAIF4698 type 1) (from synonym Carex sasakii Hayata)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex emodorum Spreng. BM000959159 type 1) (from synonym Carex emodorum Spreng.)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex emodorum Spreng. BM000959160 type 1) (from synonym Carex emodorum Spreng.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex alopecuroides D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor)
To University of Tokyo Herbarium (Carex Sasakii type TI00010231) (from synonym Carex sasakii Hayata)
