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Cyperaceae taxon details

Carex paniculata L.

To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex paniculata K000960376 type 1)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex paniculata K000960376 type 1)

1677886  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677886)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Viridiplantae (Subkingdom)
  4. Streptophyta (Infrakingdom)
  5. Tracheophyta (Phylum (Division))
  6. Spermatophytina (Subphylum (Subdivision))
  7. Magnoliopsida (Class)
  8. Lilianae (Superorder)
  9. Poales (Order)
  10. Cyperaceae (Family)
  11. Cariceae (Tribe)
  12. Carex (Genus)
  13. Carex subg. Vignea (Subgenus)
  14. Carex sect. Heleoglochin (Section)
  15. Carex paniculata (Species)
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  1. Subspecies Carex paniculata subsp. calderae (A.Hansen) Lewej. & Lobin
  2. Subspecies Carex paniculata subsp. hansenii Lewej. & Lobin
  3. Subspecies Carex paniculata subsp. lusitanica (Willd.) Maire
  4. Subspecies Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  5. Subspecies Carex paniculata subsp. szovitsii (V.I.Krecz.) Ö.Nilsson
  6. Forma Carex paniculata f. brevis Asch. & Graebn. accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  7. Forma Carex paniculata f. canaliculata Neuman accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  8. Forma Carex paniculata f. elongata Čelak. accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  9. Forma Carex paniculata f. gracilis Asch. & Graebn. accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  10. Forma Carex paniculata f. longibracteata Zapał. accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  11. Forma Carex paniculata f. rigidior Kük. accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. szovitsii (V.I.Krecz.) Ö.Nilsson
  12. Forma Carex paniculata f. simplicior (Andersson) Neuman accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  13. Forma Carex paniculata f. sterilis Junge accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  14. Subspecies Carex paniculata subsp. elongata Čelak. accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  15. Subspecies Carex paniculata subsp. ludibunda (J.Gay) K.Richt. accepted as Carex ludibunda J.Gay represented as Carex ×ludibunda J.Gay
  16. Subspecies Carex paniculata subsp. squarrosa Čelak. accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  17. Variety Carex paniculata var. appressa (R.Br.) Cheeseman accepted as Carex appressa R.Br.
  18. Variety Carex paniculata var. caucasica Leskov accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. szovitsii (V.I.Krecz.) Ö.Nilsson
  19. Variety Carex paniculata var. decomposita (Muhl.) Dewey accepted as Carex decomposita Muhl.
  20. Variety Carex paniculata var. diandra (Schrank) Fiori accepted as Carex diandra Schrank
  21. Variety Carex paniculata var. elatior Merino accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. lusitanica (Willd.) Maire
  22. Variety Carex paniculata var. elongata Čelak. accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  23. Variety Carex paniculata var. favratii (Christ) Kük. accepted as Carex favratii Christ represented as Carex ×favratii Christ
  24. Variety Carex paniculata var. lusitanica (Willd.) Nyman accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. lusitanica (Willd.) Maire
  25. Variety Carex paniculata var. minor Retz. accepted as Carex diandra Schrank
  26. Variety Carex paniculata var. pallida Lange accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  27. Variety Carex paniculata var. paradoxa (Rchb.) Fiori accepted as Carex appropinquata Schumach.
  28. Variety Carex paniculata var. rigida A.Blytt ex Benner accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  29. Variety Carex paniculata var. rotae (De Not.) Nyman accepted as Carex rotae De Not. represented as Carex ×rotae De Not.
  30. Variety Carex paniculata var. secta (Boott) Cheeseman accepted as Carex secta Boott
  31. Variety Carex paniculata var. simplex Peterm. accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  32. Variety Carex paniculata var. simplex Gray accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  33. Variety Carex paniculata var. simplicior Andersson accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  34. Variety Carex paniculata var. squarrosa Čelak. accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  35. Variety Carex paniculata var. subdiaphana F.Muell. accepted as Carex appressa R.Br.
  36. Variety Carex paniculata var. subdiaphana Benth. accepted as Carex appressa R.Br.
  37. Variety Carex paniculata var. tenuior Grantzow accepted as Carex paniculata subsp. paniculata
  38. Variety Carex paniculata var. teretiuscula (Gooden.) Wahlenb. accepted as Carex diandra Schrank
  39. Variety Carex paniculata var. virgata (Sol. ex Boott) Cheeseman accepted as Carex appressa R.Br.
terrestrial
(1755). Cent. Pl. I.
page(s): 32 [details] 
Description Rhizomes very short and ascending, forming dense tussocks up to 1.5 m high and 1 m in diameter; roots thick, dark brown,...  
Description Rhizomes very short and ascending, forming dense tussocks up to 1.5 m high and 1 m in diameter; roots thick, dark brown, felty; scales dark brown, shiny, ribbed, persistent. Stems 60–150 cm, rough, trigonous, spreading. Leaves 20–120 cm × (2–)4–7 mm, stiff, channelled or involute, dark green, smooth, rounded and shiny beneath, with many transverse septa, distinctly impressed on upper leaf-face, tapering abruptly to a trigonous apex; margins serrulate; overwintering; hypostomous; sheaths persistent, the lowermost brown, with lateral faces ribbed, herbaceous, often overlapping margins of hyaline inner face, reducing it to a narrow central strip; apex brown, concave; ligule 2–5 mm, rounded. Inflorescence a compact panicle, 5–15 cm (except in forma simplex, in which some spikes are separated); bracts setaceous or glumaceous with broad hyaline margin and excurrent midrib. Spikes numerous, mostly compound, made up of clusters of spikelets 5–8 mm, male at top, female below; some lower spikelets all female, pedunculate, yellow-brown and grass-like. Male glumes 3–4 mm, ovate-lanceolate, orange-brown, hyaline, with a pale midrib; apex acute. Female glumes 3–4 mm, ovate-triangular, appressed to utricle, orange-brown to greyish with wide hyaline margin; apex acute or acuminate. Utricles 3–4 mm, ovoid, ± trigonous, ventricose at base, ribbed, green to dark brown; beak 1–1.5 mm, broadly winged, serrulate; stigmas 2; nut ovoid, biconvex. [details]

Description Densamente cespitosa, formadora de grandes macollas. Tallos 40–130(150) cm, trígonos, con los ángulos agudos,...  
Description Densamente cespitosa, formadora de grandes macollas. Tallos 40–130(150) cm, trígonos, con los ángulos agudos, escábridos entre los 3/4 y 1/4 superior. Hojas (2,5)3–7(8) mm de anchura, de longitud menor que los tallos, planas o canaliculadas, fuertemente ásperas en los bordes, bastante rígidas; lígulas (0,2)1–2(4) mm, obtusa, redondeada o truncada; sin antelígula; vainas basales enteras, escuamiformes, de color pardo. Bráctea inferior de longitud mucho menor que la inflorescencia, incluso frecuentemente que su rama correspondiente, setácea, rara vez folíacea, no envainante. Espigas pequeñas, muy numerosas, en inflorescencias paniculadas muy ramosas de (2,8)7–30(39,5) cm, ± ovales. Glumas ovales, agudas o mucronadas, de color pardo pajizas, con ancho margen escarioso, las femeninas generalmente menores que los utrículos. Utrículos (2,4)2,5–3,7(4,5) × 0,9–2 mm, de contorno anchamente triangular (piriformes), plano-convexos, esponjosos en la base, con las paredes muy gruesas en la mitad inferior, con varios nervios muy marcados o nervadura apenas perceptible, de color pardo muy oscuro, atenuados en un pico de (0,5)0,7–1(1,6) mm, algo alado, serrulado, bífido, con una hendidura en su cara abaxial. Aquenios 1,3–2,5 × 0,7–1,2 mm, de contorno oval, plano-convexos o biconvexos, ligeramente estipitados, con la base del estilo persistente en forma de una corta columna. [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Cent. Pl. I 31 1755 to Cent. Pl. I : 32 (1755), information provided...  
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Cent. Pl. I 31 1755 to Cent. Pl. I : 32 (1755), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The P [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex paniculata L.. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677886 on 2026-06-01
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Nomenclature

original description (1755). Cent. Pl. I.
page(s): 32 [details] 

basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Jermy, A.C.; Simpson, D.A.; Foley, M.J.Y.; Porter, M.S. (2007). Sedges of the British Isles. 554 pp. Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland, United Kingdom. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

taxonomy source Luceño, M., Castroviejo, S., Jiménez-Mejías, P. (2008). Cyperaceae. In: Castroviejo, Luceño, M., Galán, A., Jiménez-Mejías, P., Cabezas, F., Medina, L. (eds). Flora iberica. Plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. XVIII. Madrid: CSIC., available online at https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/12958-flora-iberica-vol-18-cyperaceae-pontederiaceae?offset=, http://www.floraiberica.es/PHP/familias_lista_.php?familia=Cyperaceae [details] 

 
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Description Rhizomes very short and ascending, forming dense tussocks up to 1.5 m high and 1 m in diameter; roots thick, dark brown, felty; scales dark brown, shiny, ribbed, persistent. Stems 60–150 cm, rough, trigonous, spreading. Leaves 20–120 cm × (2–)4–7 mm, stiff, channelled or involute, dark green, smooth, rounded and shiny beneath, with many transverse septa, distinctly impressed on upper leaf-face, tapering abruptly to a trigonous apex; margins serrulate; overwintering; hypostomous; sheaths persistent, the lowermost brown, with lateral faces ribbed, herbaceous, often overlapping margins of hyaline inner face, reducing it to a narrow central strip; apex brown, concave; ligule 2–5 mm, rounded. Inflorescence a compact panicle, 5–15 cm (except in forma simplex, in which some spikes are separated); bracts setaceous or glumaceous with broad hyaline margin and excurrent midrib. Spikes numerous, mostly compound, made up of clusters of spikelets 5–8 mm, male at top, female below; some lower spikelets all female, pedunculate, yellow-brown and grass-like. Male glumes 3–4 mm, ovate-lanceolate, orange-brown, hyaline, with a pale midrib; apex acute. Female glumes 3–4 mm, ovate-triangular, appressed to utricle, orange-brown to greyish with wide hyaline margin; apex acute or acuminate. Utricles 3–4 mm, ovoid, ± trigonous, ventricose at base, ribbed, green to dark brown; beak 1–1.5 mm, broadly winged, serrulate; stigmas 2; nut ovoid, biconvex. [details]

Description Densamente cespitosa, formadora de grandes macollas. Tallos 40–130(150) cm, trígonos, con los ángulos agudos, escábridos entre los 3/4 y 1/4 superior. Hojas (2,5)3–7(8) mm de anchura, de longitud menor que los tallos, planas o canaliculadas, fuertemente ásperas en los bordes, bastante rígidas; lígulas (0,2)1–2(4) mm, obtusa, redondeada o truncada; sin antelígula; vainas basales enteras, escuamiformes, de color pardo. Bráctea inferior de longitud mucho menor que la inflorescencia, incluso frecuentemente que su rama correspondiente, setácea, rara vez folíacea, no envainante. Espigas pequeñas, muy numerosas, en inflorescencias paniculadas muy ramosas de (2,8)7–30(39,5) cm, ± ovales. Glumas ovales, agudas o mucronadas, de color pardo pajizas, con ancho margen escarioso, las femeninas generalmente menores que los utrículos. Utrículos (2,4)2,5–3,7(4,5) × 0,9–2 mm, de contorno anchamente triangular (piriformes), plano-convexos, esponjosos en la base, con las paredes muy gruesas en la mitad inferior, con varios nervios muy marcados o nervadura apenas perceptible, de color pardo muy oscuro, atenuados en un pico de (0,5)0,7–1(1,6) mm, algo alado, serrulado, bífido, con una hendidura en su cara abaxial. Aquenios 1,3–2,5 × 0,7–1,2 mm, de contorno oval, plano-convexos o biconvexos, ligeramente estipitados, con la base del estilo persistente en forma de una corta columna. [details]

Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Cent. Pl. I 31 1755 to Cent. Pl. I : 32 (1755), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The P [details]

Translation Densely caespitose, forming large tussocks. Stems 40–130(150) cm, trigonous, with acute angles, scabrid over the upper 1/4 to 3/4. Leaves (2.5)3–7(8) mm wide, shorter than the stems, flat or channelled, strongly rough along the margins, rather stiff; ligules (0.2)1–2(4) mm, obtuse, rounded or truncate; without anteligule; basal sheaths entire, scale-like, brown. Lowest bract much shorter than the inflorescence, often even shorter than its corresponding branch, setaceous, rarely foliaceous, not sheathing. Spikes small, very numerous, in very much-branched paniculate inflorescences (2.8)7–30(39.5) cm long, ± oval. Glumes ovate, acute or mucronate, straw-brown in colour, with a broad scarious margin, the female glumes generally shorter than the utricles. Utricles (2.4)2.5–3.7(4.5) × 0.9–2 mm, broadly triangular in outline (pyriform), plano-convex, spongy at the base, with very thick walls in the lower half, with several strongly marked nerves or nervation scarcely perceptible, dark brown, attenuated into a beak (0.5)0.7–1(1.6) mm long, slightly winged, serrulate, bifid, with a cleft on the abaxial face. Achenes 1.3–2.5 × 0.7–1.2 mm, oval in outline, plano-convex or biconvex, slightly stipitate, with the persistent base of the style forming a short column. [details]
    Definitions

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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Vignea paniculata (L.) Rchb.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Caricina paniculata (L.) St.-Lag.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (833 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex paniculata) 
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 21 proteins) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) 
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Rhynchopera paniculata (L.) Fedde & J.Schust.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Physiglochis paniculata (L.) Raf.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Rhynchopera paniculata (L.) Börner)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Caricina paniculata (L.) St.-Lag.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Vignea paniculata (L.) Rchb.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) 
To Plants of the World Online 
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Vignea paniculata (L.) Rchb.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Rhynchopera paniculata (L.) Börner)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Caricina paniculata (L.) St.-Lag.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Physiglochis paniculata (L.) Raf.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex boenninghausiana var. subpaniculata Lange)
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex paniculata K000960376 type 1) 
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Carex paniculata K000960377 type 1) 
To The Plant List (from synonym Rhynchopera paniculata (L.) Fedde & J.Schust.)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex boenninghauseniana var. subpaniculata Lange)
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