Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex cirrhosa Berggr.
1676007 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1676007)
accepted
Species
Carex cirrhosa var. lutescens Kük. · unaccepted
- Variety Carex cirrhosa var. lutescens Kük. accepted as Carex cirrhosa Berggr.
terrestrial
Berggren, S. (1877). <em>Minneskr. Fysiogr. Sällsk.</em> n. VIII. 29. [details]
Holotype LD 1440016, geounit New Zealand
Holotype LD 1440016, geounit New Zealand [details]
Description Tufts small, dense, grey-green or reddish. Culms 1─4 cm. long, completely enclosed by the light brown lf-sheaths. Lvs...
Description Small grey-green or reddish tufts to ± 12 cm high. Leaves stems, concavo-convex, tips curled. Inflorescence hidden among...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Minneskr. Fysiogr. Sällsk. Lund (1877) n. VIII. 29. to Minneskr....
Description Tufts small, dense, grey-green or reddish. Culms 1─4 cm. long, completely enclosed by the light brown lf-sheaths. Lvs (2.5)–4–12–(20) cm. × 0.5–1 mm., narrow-linear, concavo-convex, adaxial surface matt, shining abaxially, margins incurved, scabrid, tip subobtuse, curled and twisted when dry. Infl. of 2–5 spikes sunk among the lvs; terminal 1–(2) spikes entirely male; lower 1–3 spikes female, 3–8 × c. 2 mm., occ. with a few male fls at the base or the top, crowded round base of male spike, lowest spikes slightly distant, ± pedunculate, rarely compound, bracts subtending female spikes lf-like, > spikes. Glumes slightly < utricles, or ± = utricle if awned, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate or cuspidate, hyaline, white or pale pink, occ. dotted with red, with a slightly thicker sts green midrib. Utricles c. 2–3 × 1–1.5 mm., plano-convex, elliptic-ovoid, yellow-green in lower half and on beak, pinkish brown in upper portion, nerved, sessile, margins glab., or minutely scabrid above, abruptly narrowed to an acute bidentate beak, c. 0.5 mm. long or longer, margins and orifice finely scabrid. Stigmas 2. Nut c. 1.5 mm. long, biconvex, oblong-ovoid, brown. [details]
Description Small grey-green or reddish tufts to ± 12 cm high. Leaves stems, concavo-convex, tips curled. Inflorescence hidden among...
Description Small grey-green or reddish tufts to ± 12 cm high. Leaves > stems, concavo-convex, tips curled. Inflorescence hidden among leaves; female spikes c. 3, approximate, light pinkish-brown, to 8 mm long. Stigmas 2. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Minneskr. Fysiogr. Sällsk. Lund (1877) n. VIII. 29. to Minneskr....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Minneskr. Fysiogr. Sällsk. Lund (1877) n. VIII. 29. to Minneskr. Fisiog. Sallks. Lund 8: 29 (1877), 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 cirrhosa Berggr.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1676007 on 2026-05-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Berggren, S. (1877). <em>Minneskr. Fysiogr. Sällsk.</em> n. VIII. 29. [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [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 LD 1440016, geounit New Zealand [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Tufts small, dense, grey-green or reddish. Culms 1─4 cm. long, completely enclosed by the light brown lf-sheaths. Lvs (2.5)–4–12–(20) cm. × 0.5–1 mm., narrow-linear, concavo-convex, adaxial surface matt, shining abaxially, margins incurved, scabrid, tip subobtuse, curled and twisted when dry. Infl. of 2–5 spikes sunk among the lvs; terminal 1–(2) spikes entirely male; lower 1–3 spikes female, 3–8 × c. 2 mm., occ. with a few male fls at the base or the top, crowded round base of male spike, lowest spikes slightly distant, ± pedunculate, rarely compound, bracts subtending female spikes lf-like, > spikes. Glumes slightly < utricles, or ± = utricle if awned, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate or cuspidate, hyaline, white or pale pink, occ. dotted with red, with a slightly thicker sts green midrib. Utricles c. 2–3 × 1–1.5 mm., plano-convex, elliptic-ovoid, yellow-green in lower half and on beak, pinkish brown in upper portion, nerved, sessile, margins glab., or minutely scabrid above, abruptly narrowed to an acute bidentate beak, c. 0.5 mm. long or longer, margins and orifice finely scabrid. Stigmas 2. Nut c. 1.5 mm. long, biconvex, oblong-ovoid, brown. [details]Description Small grey-green or reddish tufts to ± 12 cm high. Leaves > stems, concavo-convex, tips curled. Inflorescence hidden among leaves; female spikes c. 3, approximate, light pinkish-brown, to 8 mm long. Stigmas 2. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Minneskr. Fysiogr. Sällsk. Lund (1877) n. VIII. 29. to Minneskr. Fisiog. Sallks. Lund 8: 29 (1877), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex cirrhosa)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex cirrhosa var. lutescens Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex cirrhosa var. lutescens Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex cirrhosa)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex cirrhosa var. lutescens Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex cirrhosa var. lutescens Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
