Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex sect. Phaestoglochin Dumort.
1774216 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1774216)
accepted
Section
Carex muricata L. (type by subsequent designation)
Carex sect. Acroarrhenae (Anderss.) L.H.Bailey · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Desmiograstis (Börner) V.I.Krecz. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Echinochlomorphae Y.L.Chang ex S.Yun Liang · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling
Carex sect. Echinochloomorphae Y.L.Chang ex S.Yun Liang · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Muricatae (Anderss.) C.B.Clarke · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Carex sect. Vulpinae (Heuff.) Christ · unaccepted (nomen superfluum)
Vignea sect. Vulpinoideae Heuff. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
- Species Carex ×senayana Soó
- Species Carex canariensis Kük.
- Species Carex coriogyne Nelmes
- Species Carex cyprica Molina Gonz., Acedo & Llamas
- Species Carex divulsa Stokes
- Species Carex egorovae Molina Gonz., Acedo & Llamas
- Species Carex enokii Molina Gonz., Acedo & Llamas
- Species Carex glomerata Thunb.
- Species Carex leersii F.W.Schultz
- Species Carex magacis Molina Gonz., Acedo & Llamas
- Species Carex muricata L.
- Species Carex nordica Molina Gonz., Acedo & Llamas
- Species Carex omeyica Molina Gonz., Acedo & Llamas
- Species Carex otomana Molina Gonz., Acedo & Llamas
- Species Carex otrubae Podp.
- Species Carex pairae F.W.Schultz
- Species Carex polyphylla Kar. & Kir.
- Species Carex spicata Huds.
- Species Carex vulpina L.
- Species Carex wallichiana Spreng.
- Species Carex astracanica Willd. ex Kunth accepted as Carex muricata subsp. muricata
- Species Carex brotherorum Christ accepted as Carex vulpina L.
- Species Carex bullockiana Nelmes accepted as Carex pairae F.W.Schultz
- Species Carex canescens Huds. accepted as Carex divulsa Stokes
- Species Carex canescens Leers accepted as Carex leersii F.W.Schultz
- Species Carex cesanensis (Molina Gonz., Acedo & Llamas) Landolt accepted as Carex muricata subsp. cesanensis Molina Gonz., Acedo & Llamas
- Species Carex chabertii F.W.Schultz accepted as Carex leersii F.W.Schultz
- Species Carex compacta Lam. accepted as Carex vulpina L.
- Species Carex contigua Hoppe accepted as Carex spicata subsp. spicata
- Species Carex cuprina auct. accepted as Carex otrubae Podp. (unaccepted > misapplication)
- Species Carex cuprina (Sándor ex Heuff.) Nendtv. ex A.Kern. accepted as Carex leersii F.W.Schultz
- Species Carex divulsa Gaudin accepted as Carex muricata L.
- Species Carex durieui (F.W.Schultz) F.W.Schultz accepted as Carex leersii F.W.Schultz
- Species Carex echinochloiformis Y.L.Chang ex Y.C.Yang accepted as Carex wallichiana Spreng.
- Species Carex foliosa D.Don accepted as Carex wallichiana Spreng.
- Species Carex foliosa D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor accepted as Carex wallichiana Spreng.
- Species Carex fraterna Rupr. accepted as Carex spicata subsp. spicata
- Species Carex fumosa Rouy accepted as Carex spicata Huds. (wrong rank; originally intended as a "race" under Carex muricata L., a subspecific rank of ambiguous interpretation)
- Species Carex fumosa (Gren.) Prain accepted as Carex spicata subsp. spicata
- Species Carex furculata Peterm. accepted as Carex spicata subsp. spicata
- Species Carex glomerabilis V.I.Krecz. accepted as Carex glomerata Thunb.
- Species Carex glomerata Gilib. ex Bubani accepted as Carex vulpina L.
- Species Carex guestphalica (Rchb.) Boenn. ex O.Lang accepted as Carex divulsa Stokes
- Species Carex guestphalica Boenn. ex W.D.J.Koch accepted as Carex divulsa Stokes
- Species Carex guestphalica (Rchb.) Boenn. ex W.D.J.Koch accepted as Carex divulsa Stokes
- Species Carex haussknechtii Senay accepted as Carex ×senayana Soó
- Species Carex intermedia Retz. accepted as Carex muricata subsp. muricata
- Species Carex lamprophysa Sam. ex Nordh. accepted as Carex otrubae Podp.
- Species Carex lebrunii H.Lév. accepted as Carex wallichiana Spreng.
- Species Carex leersana Rouy accepted as Carex leersii F.W.Schultz (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, wrong rank; originally intended as a "race" under Carex muricata L., a subspecific rank of ambiguous interpretation)
- Species Carex leerseana Rouy accepted as Carex leersii F.W.Schultz (wrong rank; originally intended as a "race" under Carex muricata L., a subspecific rank of ambiguous interpretation)
- Species Carex leersiana Rauschert accepted as Carex leersii F.W.Schultz (Substitution name for Carex leersii F.W.Schultz)
- Species Carex leersiana (Rouy) Prain accepted as Carex leersii F.W.Schultz (unaccepted > superseded combination, Incorrect original spelling)
- Species Carex leersiana Rouy accepted as Carex leersii F.W.Schultz (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, wrong rank; originally intended as a "race" under Carex muricata L., a subspecific rank of ambiguous interpretation)
- Species Carex leribensis Nelmes accepted as Carex glomerata Thunb.
- Species Carex loliacea Schkuhr accepted as Carex pairae F.W.Schultz
- Species Carex lumnitzeri (Rouy) V.I.Krecz. accepted as Carex divulsa Stokes
- Species Carex lumnitzeri Rouy accepted as Carex divulsa Stokes (wrong rank; originally intended as a "race" under Carex muricata L., a subspecific rank of ambiguous interpretation)
- Species Carex mertensis Weihe ex Kunth accepted as Carex vulpina L.
- Species Carex muricata Desf. accepted as Carex divulsa Stokes
- Species Carex muricata Jungh. accepted as Carex vulpina L.
- Species Carex nemorosa Lumn. accepted as Carex divulsa Stokes
- Species Carex nemorosa Rebent. accepted as Carex otrubae Podp.
- Species Carex notoleia Nees accepted as Carex wallichiana Spreng.
- Species Carex orsiniana Ten. accepted as Carex muricata subsp. muricata
- Species Carex persica Nelmes accepted as Carex divulsa Stokes
- Species Carex reflexa F.Dietr. accepted as Carex vulpina L.
- Species Carex schlechteri Nelmes accepted as Carex glomerata Thunb.
- Species Carex serotina Ten. accepted as Carex muricata subsp. muricata
- Species Carex spicata Thuill. accepted as Carex vulpina L.
- Species Carex stellulata M.Bieb. accepted as Carex muricata subsp. muricata
- Species Carex subramosa Willd. ex Kunth accepted as Carex divulsa Stokes
- Species Carex subvulpina Senay accepted as Carex otrubae Podp.
- Species Carex tenuissima Schur accepted as Carex muricata subsp. muricata
- Species Carex tergestina Hoppe ex Boott accepted as Carex muricata subsp. muricata
- Species Carex virens Lam. accepted as Carex divulsa Stokes
- Species Carex viridis Spenn. accepted as Carex muricata subsp. muricata
- Species Carex vulpina Hohen. accepted as Carex muricata subsp. muricata
- Species Carex senayana Soó represented as Carex ×senayana Soó
terrestrial
Dumortier, B. C. (1827). Florula Belgica, operis majoris prodromus. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63004985#page/9/mode/1up
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page(s): 146 [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex sect. Phaestoglochin Dumort.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1774216 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Dumortier, B. C. (1827). Florula Belgica, operis majoris prodromus. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63004985#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 146 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Acroarrhenae (Anderss.) L.H.Bailey) Andersson, N. J. (1849). Cyperaceae scandinaviae. <em>Plantae scandinaviae. Fasc. I.</em> 77 pp.
page(s): 65; note: This is the original description for the original name Acroarrhenae Anderss., Pl. Scand. 1: unnumbered [p. iv], 65. 1849. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Vignea sect. Vulpinoideae Heuff.) Heuffel, J. (1844). Caricineae in Regnis Hungariae, Slavoniae, Croatiae nec non magno Transylvaniae Principatu sponte nascentes enumeratae ac digestae. <em>Magyar orvosok és természetvizsgálók Temesvárott tartott negyedik nagy-gyűlésének munkálatai.</em> 113-119.
page(s): 115 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Muricatae (Anderss.) C.B.Clarke) Andersson, N. J. (1849). Cyperaceae scandinaviae. <em>Plantae scandinaviae. Fasc. I.</em> 77 pp.
page(s): 65; note: This is the original description for the original name Muricatae Anderss., Pl. Scand, 1: unnumbered [p. iv], 65. 1849. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Vulpinae (Heuff.) Christ) Heuffel, J. (1844). Caricineae in regnis Hungariae, Croatiae, Slavoniae, magnoque Transylvaniae principatu sponte nascentes. Flora , 27(31): 527-536.
page(s): 529; note: This is the original description for the original name Vulpinae Heuff. in Flora 27: 529. 1844. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Echinochlomorphae Y.L.Chang ex S.Yun Liang) Liang, S. Y. (1990). New material of Carex subgenus Vignea from China. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica, 28(2): 153-158.
page(s): 153 [details]
page(s): 146 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Acroarrhenae (Anderss.) L.H.Bailey) Andersson, N. J. (1849). Cyperaceae scandinaviae. <em>Plantae scandinaviae. Fasc. I.</em> 77 pp.
page(s): 65; note: This is the original description for the original name Acroarrhenae Anderss., Pl. Scand. 1: unnumbered [p. iv], 65. 1849. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Vignea sect. Vulpinoideae Heuff.) Heuffel, J. (1844). Caricineae in Regnis Hungariae, Slavoniae, Croatiae nec non magno Transylvaniae Principatu sponte nascentes enumeratae ac digestae. <em>Magyar orvosok és természetvizsgálók Temesvárott tartott negyedik nagy-gyűlésének munkálatai.</em> 113-119.
page(s): 115 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Muricatae (Anderss.) C.B.Clarke) Andersson, N. J. (1849). Cyperaceae scandinaviae. <em>Plantae scandinaviae. Fasc. I.</em> 77 pp.
page(s): 65; note: This is the original description for the original name Muricatae Anderss., Pl. Scand, 1: unnumbered [p. iv], 65. 1849. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Vulpinae (Heuff.) Christ) Heuffel, J. (1844). Caricineae in regnis Hungariae, Croatiae, Slavoniae, magnoque Transylvaniae principatu sponte nascentes. Flora , 27(31): 527-536.
page(s): 529; note: This is the original description for the original name Vulpinae Heuff. in Flora 27: 529. 1844. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Echinochlomorphae Y.L.Chang ex S.Yun Liang) Liang, S. Y. (1990). New material of Carex subgenus Vignea from China. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica, 28(2): 153-158.
page(s): 153 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Roalson, E. H.; Jiménez-Mejías, P.; Hipp, A. L.; Benítez-Benítez, C.; Bruedere, L. P.; Chung, K.-S.; Escudero, M.; Ford, B. A.; Ford, K.; Gebauer, S.; Gehrke, B.; Hahn, M.; Hayat, M. Q.; Hoffmann, M. H.; Jin, X.-F.; Kim, S.; Larridon, I.; Léveillé-Bourre. (2021). A framework infrageneric classification of <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae) and its organizing principles. <em>Journal of Systematics and Evolution.</em> 59(4): 726-762., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12722 [details] Available for editors 
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taxonomy source Molina, A.; Acedo, C.; Llamas, F. (2008). Taxonomy and new taxa of the Carex divulsa aggregate in Eurasia (section Phaestoglochin, Cyperaceae). <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 156(3): 385-409., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00760.x [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy source Molina, A.; Acedo, C.; Llamas, F. (2008). Taxonomy and new taxa in Eurasian Carex (Section Phaestoglochin, Cyperaceae). <em>Systematic Botany.</em> 33(2): 237-250., available online at https://doi.org/10.1600/036364408784571563 [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy source Jiménez‐Mejías, P.; Reveal, J. L.; Martín‐Bravo, S.; Zamora, J. C.; Larridon, I.; Reznicek, A. A.; Naczi, R. F. (2025). Nomenclature and typification of sectional names in <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae). <em>Taxon.</em> 74(6): 1543-1568., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.70033 [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy source Molina, A.; Acedo, C.; Llamas, F. (2006). Delimitación taxonómica de Carex grupo muricata (Cyperaceae) en Europa. Resultados preliminares. <em>Bulletin de la Société de Histoire Naturelle.</em> 141: 57-61. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]taxonomy source Molina, A.; Acedo, C.; Llamas, F. (2008). Taxonomy and new taxa of the Carex divulsa aggregate in Eurasia (section Phaestoglochin, Cyperaceae). <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 156(3): 385-409., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00760.x [details] Available for editors
[request]taxonomy source Molina, A.; Acedo, C.; Llamas, F. (2008). Taxonomy and new taxa in Eurasian Carex (Section Phaestoglochin, Cyperaceae). <em>Systematic Botany.</em> 33(2): 237-250., available online at https://doi.org/10.1600/036364408784571563 [details] Available for editors
[request]taxonomy source Jiménez‐Mejías, P.; Reveal, J. L.; Martín‐Bravo, S.; Zamora, J. C.; Larridon, I.; Reznicek, A. A.; Naczi, R. F. (2025). Nomenclature and typification of sectional names in <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae). <em>Taxon.</em> 74(6): 1543-1568., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.70033 [details] Available for editors
[request]taxonomy source Molina, A.; Acedo, C.; Llamas, F. (2006). Delimitación taxonómica de Carex grupo muricata (Cyperaceae) en Europa. Resultados preliminares. <em>Bulletin de la Société de Histoire Naturelle.</em> 141: 57-61. [details] Available for editors
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subsequent type designation
Jones, S. D. (1994). A new species of Carex (Cyperaceae: Phaestoglochin) from Oklahoma and Texas (USA). Typification of section Phaestoglochin, and notes on sections Bracteosae and Phaestoglochin. Sida, Contributions to Botany, 16: 341-353.
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