Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex punctata Gaudin
1678081 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678081)
accepted
Species
Carex corsicana Link · unaccepted
Carex helvetica Schleich. ex Kunth · unaccepted
Carex pallidior Degl. · unaccepted
Carex sismanii Velen. · unaccepted
terrestrial
Gaudin, J. (1811). Cyperaceae. <em>Agrostologia Helvetica.</em> Vol. II.
page(s): 152 [details]
page(s): 152 [details]
Description Rhizomes shortly creeping, with tufted shoots and orange-brown to black roots that are not felty, the scales brown or...
Description Densamente cespitosa, con rizoma bastante endeble. Tallos fértiles (15)20–80 cm, lisos, obtusamente trígonos. Hojas...
Description Densely tufted, with a rather weak rhizome. Fertile stems (15)20–80 cm, smooth, obtusely trigonous. Leaves (2)4–8 mm...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Agrost. Helv. ii. 152. 1811 [Aug 1811] to Agrost. Helv. 2: 152...
Description Rhizomes shortly creeping, with tufted shoots and orange-brown to black roots that are not felty, the scales brown or rarely red and becoming fibrous; stems 15–100 cm and trigonous. Leaves 10–50 cm × 2–7 mm, usually as long as the stem but variable, flat or shallowly keeled, abruptly tapered to a fine tip, pale or yellow-green, persisting as grey-brown litter when dead and doubtfully overwintering; hypostomous; sheaths persistent, orange- or pink-brown, the inner face hyaline and the apex dark brown and concave; ligule 3 mm, obtuse and tubular at least on the culm. The inflorescence is about half the stem length, with leaf-like bracts, at least one usually (but not always) exceeding the inflorescence. The male spike is solitary, 10–30 mm, with male glumes 3–4 mm, oblong-obovate, orange-brown, the apex mucronate and often fimbriate. Female spikes 2–4, the upper ± contiguous and the lower distant, 5–25 mm, ovoid-cylindric, with peduncles ensheathed; female glumes 2.5–3.5 mm, obovate, yellowish or pale brown with a green midrib and hyaline margin, the apex acuminate or obtuse and mucronate. Utricles 3–4 mm, obovoid-ellipsoid, shiny, yellowish-green and minutely dotted with red-brown, ± inflated and prominently ribbed when dry, with prominent lateral nerves and inserted at a 75–90º angle to the stem axis, thus strongly patent, narrowing abruptly into a 0.75 mm notched beak; stigmas 3; nut obovoid, trigonous, dark brown and shortly stalked. [details]
Description Densamente cespitosa, con rizoma bastante endeble. Tallos fértiles (15)20–80 cm, lisos, obtusamente trígonos. Hojas...
Description Densamente cespitosa, con rizoma bastante endeble. Tallos fértiles (15)20–80 cm, lisos, obtusamente trígonos. Hojas (2)4–8 mm de anchura, de menor longitud que los tallos, planas o plegadas, no muy rígidas, lisas o algo escábridas en los márgenes en la zona apical; lígula 4–7 mm, de ápice ± obtuso, de anchura menor que el limbo; antelígula muy corta y obtusa, a veces inexistente; vainas basales de color pardo claro u oscuro, enteras. Bráctea inferior folíacea, frecuentemente de mayor longitud que la inflorescencia. Espiga masculina solitaria, de (10)15–30(35) × 1,5–2,5 mm, a veces androginia, cilíndrica; espigas femeninas 3–6, de 7–24 × 5–7 mm, aproximadamente cilíndricas, aproximadas, a veces algo separadas hacia la base, subsésiles o pedunculadas hasta 5 mm, erectas. Glumas masculinas estrechamente ovales, mucronadas o aristadas, hialinas o de color pardo claro; glumas femeninas ovales, mucronadas, de color pardo claro o, menos frecuentemente, hialinas. Utrículos 3–3,6 × 1,3–1,5 mm, completamente patentes a la madurez, muy brillantes, plurinerveados aunque, con excepción de los 2 laterales, los nervios están muy poco resaltados, bruscamente estrechados en un pico hasta de 1 mm, liso, bifidado. Aquenios 1,9–2,1 × 1,1–1,3 mm, de contorno elíptico, trígonos. 2n = 68. [details]
Description Densely tufted, with a rather weak rhizome. Fertile stems (15)20–80 cm, smooth, obtusely trigonous. Leaves (2)4–8 mm...
Description Densely tufted, with a rather weak rhizome. Fertile stems (15)20–80 cm, smooth, obtusely trigonous. Leaves (2)4–8 mm wide, shorter than the stems, flat or folded, not very rigid, smooth or somewhat scabrous on the margins of the apical zone; ligule 4–7 mm, with a ± obtuse apex, narrower than the blade; antiligule very short and obtuse, sometimes absent; basal sheaths light or dark brown, entire. Lower bract leaf-like, often longer than the inflorescence. Male spike solitary, (10)15–30(35) × 1.5–2.5 mm, sometimes androgynous, cylindrical; female spikes 3–6, 7–24 × 5–7 mm, the upper one sometimes androgynous, close together or only the lower one distant, ovoid or shortly cylindrical, erect. Male glumes narrowly oval, mucronate or awned, hyaline or light brown; female glumes oval, mucronate, light brown or, less frequently, hyaline. Utricles 3–3.6 × 1.3–1.5 mm, completely spreading at maturity, very shiny, multinerved although, except for the 2 lateral ones, the nerves are scarcely prominent, abruptly narrowed into a beak up to 1 mm, smooth, bidentate. Achenes 1.9–2.1 × 1.1–1.3 mm, elliptical in outline, trigonous. 2n = 68. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Agrost. Helv. ii. 152. 1811 [Aug 1811] to Agrost. Helv. 2: 152...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Agrost. Helv. ii. 152. 1811 [Aug 1811] to Agrost. Helv. 2: 152 (1811), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex punctata Gaudin. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678081 on 2026-06-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Gaudin, J. (1811). Cyperaceae. <em>Agrostologia Helvetica.</em> Vol. II.
page(s): 152 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 152 [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 
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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]
[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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type RAB 003843, geounit Tunisia [details]
Unknown type RAB 044823, geounit Morocco [details]
Unknown type RAB 078352, geounit Morocco [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Rhizomes shortly creeping, with tufted shoots and orange-brown to black roots that are not felty, the scales brown or rarely red and becoming fibrous; stems 15–100 cm and trigonous. Leaves 10–50 cm × 2–7 mm, usually as long as the stem but variable, flat or shallowly keeled, abruptly tapered to a fine tip, pale or yellow-green, persisting as grey-brown litter when dead and doubtfully overwintering; hypostomous; sheaths persistent, orange- or pink-brown, the inner face hyaline and the apex dark brown and concave; ligule 3 mm, obtuse and tubular at least on the culm. The inflorescence is about half the stem length, with leaf-like bracts, at least one usually (but not always) exceeding the inflorescence. The male spike is solitary, 10–30 mm, with male glumes 3–4 mm, oblong-obovate, orange-brown, the apex mucronate and often fimbriate. Female spikes 2–4, the upper ± contiguous and the lower distant, 5–25 mm, ovoid-cylindric, with peduncles ensheathed; female glumes 2.5–3.5 mm, obovate, yellowish or pale brown with a green midrib and hyaline margin, the apex acuminate or obtuse and mucronate. Utricles 3–4 mm, obovoid-ellipsoid, shiny, yellowish-green and minutely dotted with red-brown, ± inflated and prominently ribbed when dry, with prominent lateral nerves and inserted at a 75–90º angle to the stem axis, thus strongly patent, narrowing abruptly into a 0.75 mm notched beak; stigmas 3; nut obovoid, trigonous, dark brown and shortly stalked. [details]Description Densamente cespitosa, con rizoma bastante endeble. Tallos fértiles (15)20–80 cm, lisos, obtusamente trígonos. Hojas (2)4–8 mm de anchura, de menor longitud que los tallos, planas o plegadas, no muy rígidas, lisas o algo escábridas en los márgenes en la zona apical; lígula 4–7 mm, de ápice ± obtuso, de anchura menor que el limbo; antelígula muy corta y obtusa, a veces inexistente; vainas basales de color pardo claro u oscuro, enteras. Bráctea inferior folíacea, frecuentemente de mayor longitud que la inflorescencia. Espiga masculina solitaria, de (10)15–30(35) × 1,5–2,5 mm, a veces androginia, cilíndrica; espigas femeninas 3–6, de 7–24 × 5–7 mm, aproximadamente cilíndricas, aproximadas, a veces algo separadas hacia la base, subsésiles o pedunculadas hasta 5 mm, erectas. Glumas masculinas estrechamente ovales, mucronadas o aristadas, hialinas o de color pardo claro; glumas femeninas ovales, mucronadas, de color pardo claro o, menos frecuentemente, hialinas. Utrículos 3–3,6 × 1,3–1,5 mm, completamente patentes a la madurez, muy brillantes, plurinerveados aunque, con excepción de los 2 laterales, los nervios están muy poco resaltados, bruscamente estrechados en un pico hasta de 1 mm, liso, bifidado. Aquenios 1,9–2,1 × 1,1–1,3 mm, de contorno elíptico, trígonos. 2n = 68. [details]
Description Densely tufted, with a rather weak rhizome. Fertile stems (15)20–80 cm, smooth, obtusely trigonous. Leaves (2)4–8 mm wide, shorter than the stems, flat or folded, not very rigid, smooth or somewhat scabrous on the margins of the apical zone; ligule 4–7 mm, with a ± obtuse apex, narrower than the blade; antiligule very short and obtuse, sometimes absent; basal sheaths light or dark brown, entire. Lower bract leaf-like, often longer than the inflorescence. Male spike solitary, (10)15–30(35) × 1.5–2.5 mm, sometimes androgynous, cylindrical; female spikes 3–6, 7–24 × 5–7 mm, the upper one sometimes androgynous, close together or only the lower one distant, ovoid or shortly cylindrical, erect. Male glumes narrowly oval, mucronate or awned, hyaline or light brown; female glumes oval, mucronate, light brown or, less frequently, hyaline. Utricles 3–3.6 × 1.3–1.5 mm, completely spreading at maturity, very shiny, multinerved although, except for the 2 lateral ones, the nerves are scarcely prominent, abruptly narrowed into a beak up to 1 mm, smooth, bidentate. Achenes 1.9–2.1 × 1.1–1.3 mm, elliptical in outline, trigonous. 2n = 68. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Agrost. Helv. ii. 152. 1811 [Aug 1811] to Agrost. Helv. 2: 152 (1811), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Translation ensely tufted, with a rather weak rhizome. Fertile stems (15)20–80 cm, smooth, obtusely trigonous. Leaves (2)4–8 mm wide, shorter than the stems, flat or folded, not very rigid, smooth or slightly scabrid on the margins in the apical zone; ligule 4–7 mm, apex ± obtuse, narrower than the blade; antiligule very short and obtuse, sometimes absent; basal sheaths light to dark brown, entire. Lower bract foliaceous, often longer than the inflorescence. Male spike solitary, (10)15–30(35) × 1.5–2.5 mm, sometimes androgynous, cylindrical; female spikes 3–6, 7–24 × 5–7 mm, approximately cylindrical, close together, sometimes slightly separated towards the base, subsessile or pedunculate up to 5 mm, erect. Male glumes narrowly oval, mucronate or aristate, hyaline or light brown; female glumes oval, mucronate, light brown or, less frequently, hyaline. Utricles 3–3.6 × 1.3–1.5 mm, fully patent at maturity, very shiny, plurinerved, although except for the two lateral nerves these are very weakly raised, abruptly narrowed into a smooth, bifid beak up to 1 mm long. Achenes 1.9–2.1 × 1.1–1.3 mm, elliptic in outline, trigonous. 2n = 68. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Carex pallidior Degl.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Carex helvetica Schleich. ex Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (254 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Carex corsicana Link)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex punctata)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex helvetica Schleich. ex Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex sismanii Velen.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex corsicana Link)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex pallidior Degl.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex helvetica Schleich. ex Kunth)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex corsicana Link)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex pallidior Degl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex sismanii Velen.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Carex helvetica Schleich. ex Kunth)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (254 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Carex corsicana Link)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex punctata)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex helvetica Schleich. ex Kunth)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex sismanii Velen.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex corsicana Link)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex pallidior Degl.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex helvetica Schleich. ex Kunth)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex corsicana Link)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex pallidior Degl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex sismanii Velen.)
