Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex umbrosa Host
1677322 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677322)
accepted
Species
Carex bremurii Christ ex Meinsh. · unaccepted
Carex caryophyllea var. umbrosa (Host) Fiori · unaccepted
Carex praecox var. umbrosa (Host) Wimm. & Grab. · unaccepted
Carex praecox var. umbrosa (Host) Crép. · unaccepted
- Subspecies Carex umbrosa subsp. huetiana (Boiss.) Soó
- Subspecies Carex umbrosa subsp. pseudosabynensis T.V.Egorova
- Subspecies Carex umbrosa subsp. umbrosa Host
- Forma Carex umbrosa f. brevifolia (Waisb.) Soó accepted as Carex umbrosa subsp. umbrosa Host
- Forma Carex umbrosa f. breviscapa (Peterm.) Soó accepted as Carex umbrosa subsp. umbrosa Host
- Forma Carex umbrosa f. diandrostachya Waisb. accepted as Carex umbrosa subsp. umbrosa Host
- Forma Carex umbrosa f. gracilis (Kohts) Kük. accepted as Carex umbrosa subsp. umbrosa Host
- Forma Carex umbrosa f. gynobasis (Rouy) O.Bolòs & Vigo accepted as Carex umbrosa subsp. huetiana (Boiss.) Soó
- Forma Carex umbrosa f. longipedunculata Torges ex Kük. accepted as Carex umbrosa subsp. umbrosa Host
- Forma Carex umbrosa f. subintegra (Kük.) Kük. accepted as Carex umbrosa subsp. umbrosa Host
- Subspecies Carex umbrosa subsp. huetiana (Boiss.) T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex umbrosa subsp. huetiana (Boiss.) Soó
- Subspecies Carex umbrosa subsp. hypochlora (Freyn) T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex hypochlora Freyn
- Subspecies Carex umbrosa subsp. sabynensis (Less. ex Kunth) Kük. accepted as Carex sabynensis Less. ex Kunth
- Variety Carex umbrosa var. coreana Nakai accepted as Carex fernaldiana H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Variety Carex umbrosa var. decalvata (Hausm. ex Döll) Kük. accepted as Carex umbrosa subsp. umbrosa Host
- Variety Carex umbrosa var. huetiana (Boiss.) Kük. accepted as Carex umbrosa subsp. huetiana (Boiss.) Soó
- Variety Carex umbrosa var. koreana Nakai accepted as Carex umbrosa var. coreana Nakai accepted as Carex fernaldiana H.Lév. & Vaniot (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Variety Carex umbrosa var. longifolia (Wahlenb.) Nyman accepted as Carex umbrosa subsp. umbrosa Host
- Variety Carex umbrosa var. reflexa (Rchb.) Nyman accepted as Carex caryophyllea Latourr.
- Variety Carex umbrosa var. rostrata (Maxim.) Govaerts accepted as Carex sabynensis var. rostrata (Maxim.) Ohwi
- Variety Carex umbrosa var. stolonifera Kük. accepted as Carex sabynensis var. rostrata (Maxim.) Ohwi
terrestrial
Host, N. T. (1801). Icones et descriptiones Graminum Austriacorum. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/282642#page/6/mode/1up
page(s): 52 [details]
page(s): 52 [details]
Description Densely caespitose, without creeping rhizomes. Stems 5-45 cm, obtusely trigonous, usually scabrid above; basal sheaths pale...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 1: 52, t. 69. 1801 to Icon. Descr. Gram....
Description Densely caespitose, without creeping rhizomes. Stems 5-45 cm, obtusely trigonous, usually scabrid above; basal sheaths pale to blackish-brown, fibrous. Leaves 1-5-3-5 mm wide, up to about as long as stems, pale green. Male spike l(-2), 5-15 X 3-5 mm. Female spikes 1—3, 5-12(-20) x 4-5 mm, at least the lowest with peduncle 5-10 mm, usually overlapping; lowest bract setiform or leaf-like, usually about as long as the spike, with a sheath 5-10 mm. Female glumes shorter than utricles, obovate to ovate-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, usually mucronate, reddish- or orange-brown. Utricles 2-5-4 mm, whitish- or yellowish-green, more or less puberulent, rarely glabrescent, usually obscurely veined, abruptly contracted into a usually short, conical, slightly emarginate beak. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 1: 52, t. 69. 1801 to Icon. Descr. Gram....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 1: 52, t. 69. 1801 to Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 1: 52 (1801), 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 umbrosa Host. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677322 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Host, N. T. (1801). Icones et descriptiones Graminum Austriacorum. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/282642#page/6/mode/1up
page(s): 52 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 52 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]




Syntype MW 0591600 [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Densely caespitose, without creeping rhizomes. Stems 5-45 cm, obtusely trigonous, usually scabrid above; basal sheaths pale to blackish-brown, fibrous. Leaves 1-5-3-5 mm wide, up to about as long as stems, pale green. Male spike l(-2), 5-15 X 3-5 mm. Female spikes 1—3, 5-12(-20) x 4-5 mm, at least the lowest with peduncle 5-10 mm, usually overlapping; lowest bract setiform or leaf-like, usually about as long as the spike, with a sheath 5-10 mm. Female glumes shorter than utricles, obovate to ovate-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, usually mucronate, reddish- or orange-brown. Utricles 2-5-4 mm, whitish- or yellowish-green, more or less puberulent, rarely glabrescent, usually obscurely veined, abruptly contracted into a usually short, conical, slightly emarginate beak. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 1: 52, t. 69. 1801 to Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 1: 52 (1801), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (148 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex umbrosa)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex praecox var. umbrosa (Host) Wimm. & Grab.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex bremurii Christ ex Meinsh.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex caryophyllea var. umbrosa (Host) Fiori)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Moscow University Herbarium (Carex umbrosa MW0591600 syntype 1)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex praecox var. umbrosa (Host) Wimm. & Grab.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex caryophyllea var. umbrosa (Host) Fiori)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex umbrosa K000960535 isotype 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex umbrosa K000960575 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex umbrosa K000960823 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex bremurii Christ ex Meinsh.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex praecox var. umbrosa (Host) Crép.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex umbrosa)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex praecox var. umbrosa (Host) Wimm. & Grab.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex bremurii Christ ex Meinsh.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex caryophyllea var. umbrosa (Host) Fiori)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Moscow University Herbarium (Carex umbrosa MW0591600 syntype 1)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex praecox var. umbrosa (Host) Wimm. & Grab.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex caryophyllea var. umbrosa (Host) Fiori)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex umbrosa K000960535 isotype 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex umbrosa K000960575 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex umbrosa K000960823 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex bremurii Christ ex Meinsh.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex praecox var. umbrosa (Host) Crép.)