Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex capillaris L.
1678235 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678235)
accepted
Species
Carex capillaris f. typica B.Boivin · unaccepted
Carex capillaris var. alpestris Andersson · unaccepted
Carex capillaris var. capillaris L. · unaccepted
Carex capillaris var. minima Beck · unaccepted
Carex capillaris var. tenuior Lange · unaccepted
Carex plena Clairv. · unaccepted
Loxotrema capillaris (L.) Raf. · unaccepted
Trasus capillaris (L.) Gray · unaccepted
- Subspecies Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris L.
- Subspecies Carex capillaris subsp. fuscidula (V.I.Krecz. ex T.V.Egorova) Ã.Löve & D.Löve
- Forma Carex capillaris f. alpestris Norm. accepted as Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris L.
- Forma Carex capillaris f. krausei (Boeckeler) Kük. accepted as Carex capillaris f. krauseorum (Boeckeler) Kük. accepted as Carex krauseorum Boeckeler (orthographic variant)
- Forma Carex capillaris f. krauseorum (Boeckeler) Kük. accepted as Carex krauseorum Boeckeler
- Forma Carex capillaris f. major Drejer accepted as Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris L.
- Forma Carex capillaris f. minima Beck accepted as Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris L.
- Forma Carex capillaris f. porsildiana (Polunin) Raymond accepted as Carex krauseorum subsp. porsildiana (Polunin) Á.Löve, D.Löve & Raymond
- Forma Carex capillaris f. saskatschewana (Boeckeler) L.H.Bailey accepted as Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris L.
- Forma Carex capillaris f. typica B.Boivin accepted as Carex capillaris L.
- Subspecies Carex capillaris subsp. chlorostachys (Steven) Ã.Löve, D.Löve & Raymond accepted as Carex chlorostachys Steven
- Subspecies Carex capillaris subsp. densiflora Printz accepted as Carex delicata C.B.Clarke
- Subspecies Carex capillaris subsp. karoi Freyn accepted as Carex karoi Freyn
- Subspecies Carex capillaris subsp. krausei (Boeckeler) Böcher accepted as Carex capillaris subsp. krauseorum (Boeckeler) Böcher accepted as Carex krauseorum Boeckeler (orthographic variant)
- Subspecies Carex capillaris subsp. krauseorum (Boeckeler) Böcher accepted as Carex krauseorum Boeckeler
- Subspecies Carex capillaris subsp. ledebouriana (C.A.Mey. ex Trevir.) Vorosch. accepted as Carex ledebouriana C.A.Mey. ex Trevir.
- Subspecies Carex capillaris subsp. major (Drejer) Böcher accepted as Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris L.
- Subspecies Carex capillaris subsp. porsildiana (Polunin) Böcher accepted as Carex krauseorum subsp. porsildiana (Polunin) Á.Löve, D.Löve & Raymond
- Subspecies Carex capillaris subsp. robustior (Lange) Drejer ex Böcher accepted as Carex boecheriana Ã.Löve, D.Löve & Raymond
- Variety Carex capillaris var. alpestris Andersson accepted as Carex capillaris L.
- Variety Carex capillaris var. capillaris L. accepted as Carex capillaris L.
- Variety Carex capillaris var. castanea Nyman accepted as Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris L.
- Variety Carex capillaris var. chlorostachys (Steven) Grossh. accepted as Carex chlorostachys Steven
- Variety Carex capillaris var. elongata Olney ex Fernald accepted as Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris L.
- Variety Carex capillaris var. krausei (Boeckeler) Kranz accepted as Carex capillaris var. krauseorum (Boeckeler) Kranz accepted as Carex krauseorum Boeckeler (orthographic variant)
- Variety Carex capillaris var. krauseorum (Boeckeler) Kranz accepted as Carex krauseorum Boeckeler
- Variety Carex capillaris var. ledebouriana (C.A.Mey. ex Trevir.) F.Schmidt accepted as Carex ledebouriana C.A.Mey. ex Trevir.
- Variety Carex capillaris var. ledebouriana Kük. accepted as Carex ledebouriana C.A.Mey. ex Trevir.
- Variety Carex capillaris var. ledebourii F.Schmidt accepted as Carex ledebouriana C.A.Mey. ex Trevir.
- Variety Carex capillaris var. major Drejer accepted as Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris L.
- Variety Carex capillaris var. minima Beck accepted as Carex capillaris L.
- Variety Carex capillaris var. nana Kük. accepted as Carex krauseorum subsp. krauseorum Boeckeler
- Variety Carex capillaris var. paludosa F.Schmidt accepted as Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris L.
- Variety Carex capillaris var. parvirostris Kük. accepted as Carex karoi Freyn
- Variety Carex capillaris var. pohuanshanensis Y.Yabe accepted as Carex chlorostachys var. chlorostachys Steven
- Variety Carex capillaris var. porsildiana Polunin accepted as Carex krauseorum subsp. porsildiana (Polunin) Á.Löve, D.Löve & Raymond
- Variety Carex capillaris var. regeliana Kük. accepted as Carex regeliana (Kük.) Litv.
- Variety Carex capillaris var. robustior Lange accepted as Carex boecheriana Ã.Löve, D.Löve & Raymond
- Variety Carex capillaris var. robustior Drejer accepted as Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris L.
- Variety Carex capillaris var. tenuior Drejer accepted as Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris L.
- Variety Carex capillaris var. tenuior Lange accepted as Carex capillaris L.
- Variety Carex capillaris var. williamsii (Britton) B.Boivin accepted as Carex williamsii Britton
- Variety Carex capillaris var. drejer L. (uncertain > unassessed)
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): 977 [details]
page(s): 977 [details]
Description Rhizome short, without stolons. Culms densely tufted, 15-40 cm tall, rather slender, obtusely trigonous, smooth, with brown...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 977 1753 to Sp. Pl. : 977 (1753), information provided by...
Description Rhizome short, without stolons. Culms densely tufted, 15-40 cm tall, rather slender, obtusely trigonous, smooth, with brown sheaths at base, old sheaths usually disintegrated into fibers. Leaves much shorter than culm, 1/3-1/2 height of culm, blades 1.5-2 mm wide, flat, rather soft, scabrous on margins, shortly sheathed. Involucral bracts leaflike, linear, shorter than subtending spike, with rather long sheath. Spikes 3 or 4, rather remote, slightly pendulous; terminal spike male, sometimes with 2 or 3 female flowers at base or apex, narrowly lanceolate, 0.5-1 cm, not surpassing uppermost female spike; lateral spikes female, narrowly oblong, 0.8-1.5 cm, loosely 6-10-flowered; peduncles slender, longest up to 5 cm, smooth or slightly scabrous. Female glumes early deciduous, yellow-brown or brown, obovate, ca. 2.5 mm, membranous, green 3-veined, with veins and midrib convex, margins broadly white hyaline, apex obtuse or acute and mucronate. Utricles dark yellow-green or brown-green, suberect, longer than glume, ovate-oblong or narrowly ovate, obtusely trigonous, 3.5-4 mm, membranous, nerveless, base gradually attenuate into a short stipe, apex gradually narrowed into a ± long beak, beak slightly scabrous on margins, white hyaline and obliquely truncate or emarginate at orifice. Nutlets yellowish, tightly enveloped, obovate, trigonous, ca. 1.5 mm; style base slightly thickened; stigmas 3. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 977 1753 to Sp. Pl. : 977 (1753), information provided by...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 977 1753 to Sp. Pl. : 977 (1753), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Plant L [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex capillaris L.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678235 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): 977 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 977 [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
Syntype K 000960883, geounit Shanxi [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Rhizome short, without stolons. Culms densely tufted, 15-40 cm tall, rather slender, obtusely trigonous, smooth, with brown sheaths at base, old sheaths usually disintegrated into fibers. Leaves much shorter than culm, 1/3-1/2 height of culm, blades 1.5-2 mm wide, flat, rather soft, scabrous on margins, shortly sheathed. Involucral bracts leaflike, linear, shorter than subtending spike, with rather long sheath. Spikes 3 or 4, rather remote, slightly pendulous; terminal spike male, sometimes with 2 or 3 female flowers at base or apex, narrowly lanceolate, 0.5-1 cm, not surpassing uppermost female spike; lateral spikes female, narrowly oblong, 0.8-1.5 cm, loosely 6-10-flowered; peduncles slender, longest up to 5 cm, smooth or slightly scabrous. Female glumes early deciduous, yellow-brown or brown, obovate, ca. 2.5 mm, membranous, green 3-veined, with veins and midrib convex, margins broadly white hyaline, apex obtuse or acute and mucronate. Utricles dark yellow-green or brown-green, suberect, longer than glume, ovate-oblong or narrowly ovate, obtusely trigonous, 3.5-4 mm, membranous, nerveless, base gradually attenuate into a short stipe, apex gradually narrowed into a ± long beak, beak slightly scabrous on margins, white hyaline and obliquely truncate or emarginate at orifice. Nutlets yellowish, tightly enveloped, obovate, trigonous, ca. 1.5 mm; style base slightly thickened; stigmas 3. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sp. Pl. 977 1753 to Sp. Pl. : 977 (1753), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Plant L [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Loxotrema capillaris (L.) Raf.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex capillaris var. minima Beck)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Carex plena Clairv.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex capillaris var. alpestris Andersson)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Carex capillaris var. capillaris L.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Trasus capillaris (L.) Gray)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (684 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex capillaris)
To GenBank (78 nucleotides; 50 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Trasus capillaris (L.) Gray)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex plena Clairv.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Loxotrema capillaris (L.) Raf.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex capillaris var. minima Beck)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex capillaris f. typica B.Boivin)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex capillaris var. tenuior Lange)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex capillaris var. minima Beck)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex capillaris var. alpestris Andersson)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex capillaris f. typica B.Boivin)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Loxotrema capillaris (L.) Raf.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Trasus capillaris (L.) Gray)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex plena Clairv.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex capillaris K000960883 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex capillaris K000960884 type 1)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex capillaris L. BM001067080 type 1)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex capillaris L. BM001067081 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex capillaris var. capillaris L.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex capillaris var. tenuior Lange)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex capillaris var. minima Beck)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Carex plena Clairv.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex capillaris var. alpestris Andersson)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Carex capillaris var. capillaris L.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Trasus capillaris (L.) Gray)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (684 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex capillaris)
To GenBank (78 nucleotides; 50 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Trasus capillaris (L.) Gray)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex plena Clairv.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Loxotrema capillaris (L.) Raf.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex capillaris var. minima Beck)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex capillaris f. typica B.Boivin)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex capillaris var. tenuior Lange)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex capillaris var. minima Beck)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex capillaris var. alpestris Andersson)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex capillaris f. typica B.Boivin)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Loxotrema capillaris (L.) Raf.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Trasus capillaris (L.) Gray)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex plena Clairv.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex capillaris K000960883 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex capillaris K000960884 type 1)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex capillaris L. BM001067080 type 1)
To the Natural History Museum, London (Carex capillaris L. BM001067081 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex capillaris var. capillaris L.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex capillaris var. tenuior Lange)
From editor or global species database
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