Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex loliacea L.
1677539 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677539)
accepted
Species
Carex loliacea f. subtenella Norm. · unaccepted
Carex quaternaria Spreng. · unaccepted
Carex sibirica Willd. ex Kunth · unaccepted
Carex tenuiflora Hartm. ex Kunth · unaccepted
Leptovignea loliacea (L.) Fedde & J.Schust. · unaccepted
Neskiza loliacea (L.) Raf. · unaccepted
Vignea loliacea (L.) Rchb. · unaccepted
- Forma Carex loliacea f. subtenella Norm. accepted as Carex loliacea L.
terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 2. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358580
page(s): 974 [details]
page(s): 974 [details]
Lectotype LINN 1100-29
Lectotype LINN 1100-29 [details]
Description Plants loosely cespitose; rhizomes long, slender. Culms erect, weak, 15–40 cm. Leaves: sheaths pale brown abaxially, inner...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 2: 974. 1753 [1 May 1753] to Sp. Pl. : 974 (1753),...
Description Plants loosely cespitose; rhizomes long, slender. Culms erect, weak, 15–40 cm. Leaves: sheaths pale brown abaxially, inner band tight, hyaline, truncate; ligules short, as wide as long; blades pale green, flat, 5–15 cm × 1–2 mm. Inflorescences erect, 1–2.5 cm × 4–6 mm; proximal bracts scalelike, usually 2–8 mm, shorter than spikes. Spikes 2–5, gynecandrous, the proximal remote, proximal 2 at least 1 cm apart, the distal approximate, with 3–8 perigynia, suborbicular. Pistillate scales white-hyaline with green midrib, ovate, clearly shorter than perigynia, apex obtuse. Perigynia pale green or pale brown in age, conspicuously many-veined, obovate-elliptic, 2.5–3.5 × 1.25–1.5 mm, subcoriaceous; beak absent. Achenes red-brown, oblong-elliptic, 1.75 × 1 mm, glossy. 2n = 54. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 2: 974. 1753 [1 May 1753] to Sp. Pl. : 974 (1753),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 2: 974. 1753 [1 May 1753] to Sp. Pl. : 974 (1753), 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 loliacea L.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677539 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol 2. Salvius, Stockholm., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358580
page(s): 974 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 974 [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
Lectotype LINN 1100-29 [details]
From editor or global species database
Additional information 2n=54 [details]Description Plants loosely cespitose; rhizomes long, slender. Culms erect, weak, 15–40 cm. Leaves: sheaths pale brown abaxially, inner band tight, hyaline, truncate; ligules short, as wide as long; blades pale green, flat, 5–15 cm × 1–2 mm. Inflorescences erect, 1–2.5 cm × 4–6 mm; proximal bracts scalelike, usually 2–8 mm, shorter than spikes. Spikes 2–5, gynecandrous, the proximal remote, proximal 2 at least 1 cm apart, the distal approximate, with 3–8 perigynia, suborbicular. Pistillate scales white-hyaline with green midrib, ovate, clearly shorter than perigynia, apex obtuse. Perigynia pale green or pale brown in age, conspicuously many-veined, obovate-elliptic, 2.5–3.5 × 1.25–1.5 mm, subcoriaceous; beak absent. Achenes red-brown, oblong-elliptic, 1.75 × 1 mm, glossy. 2n = 54. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 2: 974. 1753 [1 May 1753] to Sp. Pl. : 974 (1753), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アカンスゲ（Akan-suge） | [details] |
Photos of Cyperaceae by Hoshino Labo. from Japan
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Neskiza loliacea (L.) Raf.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Carex sibirica Willd. ex Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Vignea loliacea (L.) Rchb.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (207 publications) (from synonym Carex tenuiflora Hartm. ex Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (234 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Carex quaternaria Spreng.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex loliacea)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex tenuiflora) (from synonym Carex tenuiflora Hartm. ex Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex sibirica Willd. ex Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex tenuiflora Hartm. ex Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Neskiza loliacea (L.) Raf.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Vignea loliacea (L.) Rchb.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex quaternaria Spreng.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Leptovignea loliacea (L.) Fedde & J.Schust.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Neskiza loliacea (L.) Raf.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Leptovignea loliacea (L.) Fedde & J.Schust.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex quaternaria Spreng.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Vignea loliacea (L.) Rchb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex loliacea f. subtenella Norm.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex sibirica Willd. ex Kunth)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex tenuiflora Hartm. ex Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Neskiza loliacea (L.) Raf.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Carex sibirica Willd. ex Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Vignea loliacea (L.) Rchb.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (207 publications) (from synonym Carex tenuiflora Hartm. ex Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (234 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Carex quaternaria Spreng.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex loliacea)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex tenuiflora) (from synonym Carex tenuiflora Hartm. ex Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex sibirica Willd. ex Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex tenuiflora Hartm. ex Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Neskiza loliacea (L.) Raf.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Vignea loliacea (L.) Rchb.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex quaternaria Spreng.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Leptovignea loliacea (L.) Fedde & J.Schust.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Neskiza loliacea (L.) Raf.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Leptovignea loliacea (L.) Fedde & J.Schust.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex quaternaria Spreng.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Vignea loliacea (L.) Rchb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex loliacea f. subtenella Norm.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex sibirica Willd. ex Kunth)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex tenuiflora Hartm. ex Kunth)
