Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex glomerata Thunb.
1677808 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677808)
accepted
Species
Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz. · unaccepted
Carex leribensis Nelmes · unaccepted
Carex schlechteri Nelmes · unaccepted
Carex vulpina subsp. glomerata (Thunb.) Wahlenb. · unaccepted
terrestrial
Thunberg, C.P. (1794). Prodromus plantarum Capensium: quas in promontorio Bonæ Spei Africes, annis 1772-1775. Vol. 1, Harvard University Herbarium., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3553136#page/1/mode/1up
page(s): 14 [details]
page(s): 14 [details]
Holotype K 000363611
Holotype K 000363611 [details]
Description Glabrous; rhizome 1–1½ in. long, horizontal, woody; stems 10–20 in. long, smooth or nearly so on the three angles...
Description Glabrous; rhizome 1–1½ in. long, horizontal, woody; stems 10–20 in. long, smooth or nearly so on the three angles at the top; leaves often ¾ the length of the stem, 1/8–1/6 in. broad; the interrupted compound spike 1 by ⅓–½ in. (in fruit); lowest bract ¼–¾ in. long, setaceous, spreading, rarely overtopping the inflorescence; spikes ovoid, many bisexual, female at the base, male at the top; female glumes ovate, acuminate or shortly mucronate, brown; style 2‑fid; utricle ovate, acuminate, plane‑convex, green then chestnut, moderately nerved on both faces; beak short, bifid, with a green scabrous margin at the base; nut flat, ovoid‑truncate, much shorter than the utricle. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex glomerata Thunb.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677808 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Thunberg, C.P. (1794). Prodromus plantarum Capensium: quas in promontorio Bonæ Spei Africes, annis 1772-1775. Vol. 1, Harvard University Herbarium., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3553136#page/1/mode/1up
page(s): 14 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 14 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype K 000363611 [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Glabrous; rhizome 1–1½ in. long, horizontal, woody; stems 10–20 in. long, smooth or nearly so on the three angles at the top; leaves often ¾ the length of the stem, 1/8–1/6 in. broad; the interrupted compound spike 1 by ⅓–½ in. (in fruit); lowest bract ¼–¾ in. long, setaceous, spreading, rarely overtopping the inflorescence; spikes ovoid, many bisexual, female at the base, male at the top; female glumes ovate, acuminate or shortly mucronate, brown; style 2‑fid; utricle ovate, acuminate, plane‑convex, green then chestnut, moderately nerved on both faces; beak short, bifid, with a green scabrous margin at the base; nut flat, ovoid‑truncate, much shorter than the utricle. [details]Original description Caule simplicissimo, spicis sessilibus conglomeratis. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (81 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex glomerabilis) (from synonym Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz.)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex leribensis Nelmes)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex schlechteri Nelmes)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex vulpina subsp. glomerata (Thunb.) Wahlenb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex schlechteri Nelmes)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex leribensis Nelmes)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex glomerabilis K000363611 type 1) (from synonym Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz.)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex glomerabilis K000363612 type 1) (from synonym Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz.)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex glomerabilis K000363613 isotype 1) (from synonym Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (81 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex glomerabilis) (from synonym Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz.)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex leribensis Nelmes)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex schlechteri Nelmes)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex vulpina subsp. glomerata (Thunb.) Wahlenb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex schlechteri Nelmes)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex leribensis Nelmes)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex glomerabilis K000363611 type 1) (from synonym Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz.)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex glomerabilis K000363612 type 1) (from synonym Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz.)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex glomerabilis K000363613 isotype 1) (from synonym Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz.)
