Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex arcatica Meinsh.
1677217 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677217)
accepted
Species
Carex arcatica var. pedunculata Meinsh. · unaccepted
Carex cespitosa var. vulgaris Regel · unaccepted
Carex glauca var. brachylepis Regel · unaccepted
Carex imbricata Drobow · unaccepted
Carex orbicularis var. brachylepis (Regel) Kük. · unaccepted
- Forma Carex arcatica f. taldycola Ovcz. & Czukav. accepted as Carex orbicularis Boott
- Variety Carex arcatica var. pedunculata Meinsh. accepted as Carex arcatica Meinsh.
terrestrial
Meinshausen, K. F. (1901). Die Cyperaceen der Flora Russlands. Acta Horti Petropolitani, 18: 221-415., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15640805#page/246/mode/1up
page(s): 336 [details]
page(s): 336 [details]
Description Rhizome creeping. Culms 20-50 cm tall, slender, trigonous, scabrous, clothed at base with reddish brown to castaneous...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada xviii. 336. to Trudy Imp....
Description Rhizome creeping. Culms 20-50 cm tall, slender, trigonous, scabrous, clothed at base with reddish brown to castaneous sheaths usually disintegrating into fibers. Leaves shorter than culm, blades linear, 2-3 mm wide, flat, margins scabrous. Lowest involucral bract setaceous, shorter than inflorescence, sheathless, upper ones glumelike. Spikes 2-4, distant; terminal spike male, cylindric, 2-3.5 cm, with peduncle 1.5-2 cm; lateral spikes female, cylindric or oblong, (10-)17-30 × 4-6 mm, densely many flowered, lower peduncles 10-18 mm. Female glumes dark brown, narrowly oblong, ca. 2.5 × 0.7-0.9 mm, with light midrib, margins narrowly white hyaline, apex obtuse or acute. Utricles brownish green to ferruginous-green, slightly longer than glume and 2-3 × as broad, broadly ovate or obovate, plano-convex, ca. 2.5 × 1.8 mm, densely minutely papillose, faintly veined, base shortly stipitate, apex with cylindric short beak, orifice weakly emarginate. Nutlets brown, obovate, ca. 2 mm; style base not thickened; stigmas 2. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada xviii. 336. to Trudy Imp....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada xviii. 336. to Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 18: 336 (1901), 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 arcatica Meinsh.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677217 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Meinshausen, K. F. (1901). Die Cyperaceen der Flora Russlands. Acta Horti Petropolitani, 18: 221-415., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15640805#page/246/mode/1up
page(s): 336 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 336 [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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Description Rhizome creeping. Culms 20-50 cm tall, slender, trigonous, scabrous, clothed at base with reddish brown to castaneous sheaths usually disintegrating into fibers. Leaves shorter than culm, blades linear, 2-3 mm wide, flat, margins scabrous. Lowest involucral bract setaceous, shorter than inflorescence, sheathless, upper ones glumelike. Spikes 2-4, distant; terminal spike male, cylindric, 2-3.5 cm, with peduncle 1.5-2 cm; lateral spikes female, cylindric or oblong, (10-)17-30 × 4-6 mm, densely many flowered, lower peduncles 10-18 mm. Female glumes dark brown, narrowly oblong, ca. 2.5 × 0.7-0.9 mm, with light midrib, margins narrowly white hyaline, apex obtuse or acute. Utricles brownish green to ferruginous-green, slightly longer than glume and 2-3 × as broad, broadly ovate or obovate, plano-convex, ca. 2.5 × 1.8 mm, densely minutely papillose, faintly veined, base shortly stipitate, apex with cylindric short beak, orifice weakly emarginate. Nutlets brown, obovate, ca. 2 mm; style base not thickened; stigmas 2. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada xviii. 336. to Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 18: 336 (1901), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Carex imbricata Drobow)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex arcatica)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex arcatica var. pedunculata Meinsh.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex glauca var. brachylepis Regel)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex imbricata Drobow)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex cespitosa var. vulgaris Regel)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex orbicularis var. brachylepis (Regel) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex cespitosa var. vulgaris Regel)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex glauca var. brachylepis Regel)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex imbricata Drobow)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex arcatica var. pedunculata Meinsh.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex arcatica)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex arcatica var. pedunculata Meinsh.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex glauca var. brachylepis Regel)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex imbricata Drobow)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex cespitosa var. vulgaris Regel)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex orbicularis var. brachylepis (Regel) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex cespitosa var. vulgaris Regel)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex glauca var. brachylepis Regel)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex imbricata Drobow)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex arcatica var. pedunculata Meinsh.)
