Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex pilulifera L.
1677973 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677973)
accepted
Species
Bitteria pilulifera (L.) Fedde & J.Schust. · unaccepted
Carex pilulifera var. bertolonii Pi.Savi · unaccepted
Carex triceps Schrank · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Trasus piluliferus (L.) Gray · unaccepted
- Subspecies Carex pilulifera subsp. azorica (J.Gay) Franco & Rocha Afonso
- Subspecies Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Forma Carex pilulifera f. americana Boeckeler accepted as Carex albicans var. albicans Willd. ex Spreng.
- Forma Carex pilulifera f. fallax Vatke ex Asch. & Graebn. accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Forma Carex pilulifera f. fuscidula Waisb. accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Forma Carex pilulifera f. golenzii Asch. & Graebn. accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Forma Carex pilulifera f. laxa Waisb. accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Forma Carex pilulifera f. longibracteata Lange accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Forma Carex pilulifera f. major Wirtg. ex Herrenkohl accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Forma Carex pilulifera f. pallida Peterm. accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Forma Carex pilulifera f. pedunculata Waisb. accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Forma Carex pilulifera f. refracta Waisb. accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Variety Carex pilulifera var. azorica (J.Gay) Christ accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. azorica (J.Gay) Franco & Rocha Afonso
- Variety Carex pilulifera var. bastardiana (DC.) Nyman accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Variety Carex pilulifera var. bertolonii Pi.Savi ex Kük. accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Variety Carex pilulifera var. bertolonii Pi.Savi accepted as Carex pilulifera L.
- Variety Carex pilulifera var. deflexa (Hornem.) Drejer accepted as Carex deflexa Hornem.
- Variety Carex pilulifera var. digyna Boeckeler accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Variety Carex pilulifera var. hispidula Mérat accepted as Carex fimbriata Schkuhr
- Variety Carex pilulifera var. leesii Ridl. accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Variety Carex pilulifera var. longibracteata Lange accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Variety Carex pilulifera var. longibracteata Lange accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Variety Carex pilulifera var. mucronata Peterm. accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Variety Carex pilulifera var. novae-angliae Kurtz accepted as Carex rossii Boott
- Variety Carex pilulifera var. pallescens Beckh. accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera L.
- Variety Carex pilulifera var. vaginata Boeckeler accepted as Carex depressa subsp. transsilvanica (Schur) K.Richt.
- Variety Carex pilulifera var. vegeta Merino accepted as Carex pilulifera subsp. pilulifera 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): 976 [details]
page(s): 976 [details]
Description Densely caespitose. Stems 5-30(-40) cm, smooth or weakly (rarely strongly) scabrid above; basal sheaths yellowish- to...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 2: 976. 1753 [1 May 1753] to Sp. Pl. : 976 (1753),...
Description Densely caespitose. Stems 5-30(-40) cm, smooth or weakly (rarely strongly) scabrid above; basal sheaths yellowish- to reddish-brown, fibrous. Leaves 1 -5-3 mm wide, shorter than stems, flat or slightly canaliculate, pale, usually greyish-green. Male spike solitary, 5-15 x c. 2 mm. Female spikes 2-4, 5-8 mm, globose to ovoid, sessile, overlapping or the lowest remote; lowest bract usually exceeding spike, leaf-like, usually patent, not sheathing. Female glumes acute or acuminate, dark, usually reddish-brown, with narrow scarious margin. Utricles 1-5-3-5 mm, obovoid, greyish-green, sparsely to densely puberulent, more or less veinless, abruptly contracted into an emarginate, usually conical beak not more than 0-5 mm. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 2: 976. 1753 [1 May 1753] to Sp. Pl. : 976 (1753),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 2: 976. 1753 [1 May 1753] to Sp. Pl. : 976 (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 pilulifera L.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677973 on 2025-09-13
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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): 976 [details]
original description (of Carex triceps Schrank) Schrank, F. P. (1789). Baiersche Flora. , available online at https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/viewer/11265#page=1&viewer=picture&o=bookmark&n=0&q=
page(s): 287 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 976 [details]
original description (of Carex triceps Schrank) Schrank, F. P. (1789). Baiersche Flora. , available online at https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/viewer/11265#page=1&viewer=picture&o=bookmark&n=0&q=
page(s): 287 [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
Syntype L 0052714, geounit Europe [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Densely caespitose. Stems 5-30(-40) cm, smooth or weakly (rarely strongly) scabrid above; basal sheaths yellowish- to reddish-brown, fibrous. Leaves 1 -5-3 mm wide, shorter than stems, flat or slightly canaliculate, pale, usually greyish-green. Male spike solitary, 5-15 x c. 2 mm. Female spikes 2-4, 5-8 mm, globose to ovoid, sessile, overlapping or the lowest remote; lowest bract usually exceeding spike, leaf-like, usually patent, not sheathing. Female glumes acute or acuminate, dark, usually reddish-brown, with narrow scarious margin. Utricles 1-5-3-5 mm, obovoid, greyish-green, sparsely to densely puberulent, more or less veinless, abruptly contracted into an emarginate, usually conical beak not more than 0-5 mm. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 2: 976. 1753 [1 May 1753] to Sp. Pl. : 976 (1753), 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 Trasus piluliferus (L.) Gray)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (169 publications) (from synonym Carex triceps Schrank)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (615 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex pilulifera)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex triceps Schrank)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Bitteria pilulifera (L.) Fedde & J.Schust.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Trasus piluliferus (L.) Gray)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Trasus piluliferus (L.) Gray)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex triceps Schrank)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Bitteria pilulifera (L.) Fedde & J.Schust.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex pilulifera var. bertolonii Pi.Savi)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (169 publications) (from synonym Carex triceps Schrank)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (615 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex pilulifera)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex triceps Schrank)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Bitteria pilulifera (L.) Fedde & J.Schust.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Trasus piluliferus (L.) Gray)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Trasus piluliferus (L.) Gray)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex triceps Schrank)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Bitteria pilulifera (L.) Fedde & J.Schust.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex pilulifera var. bertolonii Pi.Savi)
