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Cyperaceae taxon details

Carex sect. Racemosae G.Don

1774257 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1774257)

accepted
Section
Carex atrata L. (type by subsequent designation)
Carex sect. Alpinae C.B.Clarke · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex sect. Atratae Heuff. · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Carex sect. Loxanisa (Raf.) V.I.Krecz. · unaccepted (nomen superfluum)
Carex sect. Loxaniza (Raf.) V.I.Krecz. · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling (nomen superfluum)
Carex sect. Melananthae (Drejer) Kük. · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Carex sect. Melanostachyae Tuck. ex L.H.Bailey · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Carex sect. Vigneaeformes Ambrosi · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling (nomen superfluum)
Carex sect. Vigneiformes Ambrosi · unaccepted (nomen superfluum)
Carex ser. Atratae (Heuff.) A.E.Kozhevn. · unaccepted > homotypic synonym
Carex subsect. Alpinae Kalela ex T.V.Egorova · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex subsect. Aterrimae T.V.Egorova · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex subsect. Atropictae G.A.Wheeler · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex subsect. Holostomae T.V.Egorova · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex subsect. Longiaristatae T.V.Egorova · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex subsect. Longibracteatae T.V.Egorova · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex subsect. Melanostachyae Tuck. · unaccepted > invalid name (nomen nudum)
Carex subsect. Papilliferae T.V.Egorova · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
Carex subsect. Sabulosae T.V.Egorova · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym

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  1. Species Carex ×candrianii Kneuck.
  2. Species Carex ×montanoaltaica Zolot.
  3. Species Carex ×payettei J.Cay.
  4. Species Carex ×quirponensis Fernald
  5. Species Carex aboriginum M.E.Jones
  6. Species Carex adelostoma V.I.Krecz.
  7. Species Carex agglomerata C.B.Clarke
  8. Species Carex albonigra Mack.
  9. Species Carex aristulifera P.C.Li
  10. Species Carex aterrima Hoppe
  11. Species Carex atrata L.
  12. Species Carex atratiformis Britton
  13. Species Carex atrofuscoides K.T.Fu
  14. Species Carex atropicta Steud.
  15. Species Carex atrosquama Mack.
  16. Species Carex bella L.H.Bailey
  17. Species Carex bijiangensis S.Yun Liang & S.R.Zhang
  18. Species Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb.
  19. Species Carex caucasica Steven
  20. Species Carex chalciolepis Holm
  21. Species Carex giraudiasii H.Lév.
  22. Species Carex gmelinii Hook. & Arn.
  23. Species Carex gracilenta Boott ex Boeckeler
  24. Species Carex hallii Olney
  25. Species Carex hancockiana Maxim.
  26. Species Carex hartmaniorum A.Cajander
  27. Species Carex helleri Mack.
  28. Species Carex heteroneura W.Boott
  29. Species Carex heterostachya Bunge
  30. Species Carex holmgreniorum Reznicek & D.F.Murray
  31. Species Carex holostoma Drejer
  32. Species Carex hypsipedos C.B.Clarke
  33. Species Carex idahoa L.H.Bailey
  34. Species Carex infuscata Nees
  35. Species Carex kansuensis Nelmes
  36. Species Carex lehmannii Drejer
  37. Species Carex macrostigmatica Kük.
  38. Species Carex malmei Kalela
  39. Species Carex media R.Br.
  40. Species Carex melanantha C.A.Mey.
  41. Species Carex melananthiformis Litv.
  42. Species Carex melanocephala Turcz.
  43. Species Carex minxianensis S.Yun Liang
  44. Species Carex monodynama (Griseb.) G.A.Wheeler
  45. Species Carex montis-wutaii T.Koyama
  46. Species Carex moorcroftii Falc. ex Boott
  47. Species Carex nelsonii Mack.
  48. Species Carex nigerrima Nelmes
  49. Species Carex norvegica Retz.
  50. Species Carex nova L.H.Bailey
  51. Species Carex obliquitruncata Y.C.Tang & S.Yun Liang
  52. Species Carex obscura Nees
  53. Species Carex oligantha Steud.
  54. Species Carex orestera Zika
  55. Species Carex parryana Dewey
  56. Species Carex parviflora Host
  57. Species Carex peiktusani Kom.
  58. Species Carex pelocarpa F.J.Herm.
  59. Species Carex phylloscirpoides Saldivia, S.Gebauer, Martín-Bravo & Jim.Mejías
  60. Species Carex polymascula P.C.Li
  61. Species Carex popovii V.I.Krecz.
  62. Species Carex praeclara Nelmes
  63. Species Carex pseudobicolor Boeckeler
  64. Species Carex psychrophila Nees
  65. Species Carex raynoldsii Dewey
  66. Species Carex sabulosa Turcz. ex Kunth
  67. Species Carex schneideri Nelmes
  68. Species Carex serratodens S.Watson
  69. Species Carex serreana Hand.-Mazz.
  70. Species Carex sinosupina Y.F.Lu & X.F.Jin
  71. Species Carex specuicola J.T.Howell
  72. Species Carex stevenii (Holm) Kalela
  73. Species Carex tatjanae Malyschev
  74. Species Carex utahensis Reznicek & D.F.Murray
  75. Species Carex pachyandra C.B.Clarke (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  76. Species Carex polygama J.F.Gmel. (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  77. Species Carex acrolepis Ledeb. accepted as Carex gmelinii Hook. & Arn.
  78. Species Carex aequa C.B.Clarke accepted as Carex serratodens S.Watson
  79. Species Carex aequivoca V.I.Krecz. accepted as Carex aterrima subsp. medwedewii (Leskov) T.V.Egorova
  80. Species Carex aethostachya Schkuhr accepted as Carex atrata subsp. atrata
  81. Species Carex alpina Sw. ex Wahlenb. accepted as Carex norvegica subsp. norvegica
  82. Species Carex angarae Steud. accepted as Carex media R.Br.
  83. Species Carex apoda Clokey accepted as Carex atrosquama Mack.
  84. Species Carex apodostachya Ohwi accepted as Carex atrata subsp. atrata
  85. Species Carex arctica Dewey accepted as Carex parryana Dewey
  86. Species Carex asperula Nees accepted as Carex psychrophila Nees
  87. Species Carex atrofurfur T.Koyama accepted as Carex infuscata Nees
  88. Species Carex atrofusca Steven accepted as Carex atrata subsp. atrata
  89. Species Carex atropurpurea Fisch. ex Trevir. accepted as Carex atrata subsp. atrata
  90. Species Carex bifida Boott accepted as Carex serratodens S.Watson
  91. Species Carex binata Poir. accepted as Carex parviflora Host
  92. Species Carex binnensis Kneuck. accepted as Carex aterrima subsp. aterrima
  93. Species Carex brachylepis Turcz. ex Besser accepted as Carex media R.Br.
  94. Species Carex brachylepis Turcz. ex Steud. accepted as Carex media R.Br.
  95. Species Carex bungeana Debeaux accepted as Carex heterostachya Bunge
  96. Species Carex castanea Miel. ex Saut. accepted as Carex atrata subsp. atrata
  97. Species Carex celsa Boott accepted as Carex psychrophila Nees
  98. Species Carex cylindrica Miel. ex Kunth accepted as Carex atrata subsp. atrata
  99. Species Carex decaulescens V.I.Krecz. accepted as Carex popovii subsp. popovii
  100. Species Carex dimorpha Boeckeler accepted as Carex norvegica subsp. norvegica
  101. Species Carex dubia Gaudin accepted as Carex atrata subsp. atrata
  102. Species Carex duthiei C.B.Clarke accepted as Carex gracilenta Boott ex Boeckeler
  103. Species Carex echinus Ohwi accepted as Carex agglomerata C.B.Clarke (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
  104. Species Carex elbertiana Kelso accepted as Carex nova L.H.Bailey
  105. Species Carex elrodii M.E.Jones accepted as Carex parryana Dewey
  106. Species Carex emasculata V.I.Krecz. accepted as Carex hartmaniorum A.Cajander
  107. Species Carex epapillosa Mack. accepted as Carex heteroneura var. epapillosa (Mack.) F.J.Herm.
  108. Species Carex estesiana Kelso accepted as Carex nelsonii Mack.
  109. Species Carex fuegina Phil. accepted as Carex atropicta Steud.
  110. Species Carex haematostachys H.Lév. & Vaniot accepted as Carex heterostachya Bunge
  111. Species Carex hagiana Kelso accepted as Carex heteroneura var. epapillosa (Mack.) F.J.Herm.
  112. Species Carex halleri Vest accepted as Carex norvegica subsp. norvegica
  113. Species Carex halleri Gunnerus accepted as Carex norvegica subsp. norvegica
  114. Species Carex hartmanii A.Cajander accepted as Carex hartmaniorum A.Cajander (orthographic variant)
  115. Species Carex hausmannii Tapp. ex Kalela accepted as Carex norvegica Retz. (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
  116. Species Carex heteroneura S.Watson accepted as Carex heteroneura W.Boott
  117. Species Carex hidewoi Ohwi accepted as Carex lehmannii Drejer
  118. Species Carex hirsuta Suter accepted as Carex norvegica subsp. norvegica
  119. Species Carex holmiana Mack. accepted as Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb.
  120. Species Carex japonalpina (T.Koyama) T.Koyama accepted as Carex atrata subsp. atrata
  121. Species Carex jisaburo-ohwiana T.Koyama accepted as Carex caucasica subsp. jisaburo-ohwiana (T.Koyama) T.Koyama
  122. Species Carex karacolica Polozhij accepted as Carex caucasica subsp. caucasica
  123. Species Carex komaroviana A.I.Baranov & Skvortsov accepted as Carex hancockiana Maxim.
  124. Species Carex kukkonenii Ö.Nilsson accepted as Carex aterrima subsp. medwedewii (Leskov) T.V.Egorova
  125. Species Carex lechleri Phil. accepted as Carex atropicta Steud.
  126. Species Carex leiophylla Mack. accepted as Carex sabulosa Turcz. ex Kunth
  127. Species Carex lyallii Boott accepted as Carex raynoldsii Dewey
  128. Species Carex macrantha Boeckeler accepted as Carex melanantha C.A.Mey.
  129. Species Carex malanshanensis R.F.Huang accepted as Carex atrofuscoides K.T.Fu (unaccepted > invalid name, Published without Latin description)
  130. Species Carex medwedewii Leskov accepted as Carex aterrima subsp. medwedewii (Leskov) T.V.Egorova
  131. Species Carex melananthaeformis Litv. accepted as Carex melananthiformis Litv. (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  132. Species Carex melananthoides Litv. ex V.I.Krecz. accepted as Carex melananthaeformis Litv. accepted as Carex melananthiformis Litv.
  133. Species Carex melanocephala Kar. & Kir. accepted as Carex melananthaeformis Litv. accepted as Carex melananthiformis Litv.
  134. Species Carex melanocephala Turcz. ex Kunth accepted as Carex melanocephala Turcz.
  135. Species Carex mimula V.I.Krecz. accepted as Carex norvegica subsp. norvegica
  136. Species Carex morrisseyi A.E.Porsild accepted as Carex adelostoma V.I.Krecz.
  137. Species Carex nigra Bellardi accepted as Carex parviflora Host (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
  138. Species Carex nigra Schkuhr accepted as Carex aterrima subsp. aterrima
  139. Species Carex nigra All. accepted as Carex parviflora Host (Wrong authorship)
  140. Species Carex oligandra F.Muell. ex Boott accepted as Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb.
  141. Species Carex ovata Rudge accepted as Carex atratiformis Britton
  142. Species Carex ovata Honck. accepted as Carex norvegica subsp. norvegica
  143. Species Carex paishanensis Nakai accepted as Carex atrata subsp. atrata
  144. Species Carex pampae Kalela accepted as Carex atropicta Steud.
  145. Species Carex parvibracteata Nees accepted as Carex psychrophila Nees
  146. Species Carex parviflora C.A.Mey. accepted as Carex melanocephala Turcz. (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  147. Species Carex parviflora C.A.Mey. ex Kunth accepted as Carex melanocephala Turcz.
  148. Species Carex peraltae Phil. accepted as Carex atropicta Steud.
  149. Species Carex perfusca V.I.Krecz. accepted as Carex aterrima subsp. aterrima
  150. Species Carex picea Franch. accepted as Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb.
  151. Species Carex pirinensis (Acht.) Acht. accepted as Carex parviflora Host
  152. Species Carex polygama Schkuhr accepted as Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb.
  153. Species Carex prattii Franch. accepted as Carex melanantha C.A.Mey.
  154. Species Carex provotii Franch. accepted as Carex heterostachya Bunge (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
  155. Species Carex pseudoatrata Meinsh. accepted as Carex caucasica subsp. caucasica
  156. Species Carex pseudobuxbaumii M.Winkl. accepted as Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb.
  157. Species Carex pseudocilicica Hausskn. accepted as Carex atrata subsp. atrata
  158. Species Carex pusteriana (Kalela) Landolt accepted as Carex norvegica subsp. pusteriana (Kalela) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  159. Species Carex quadrifida L.H.Bailey accepted as Carex heteroneura var. heteroneura
  160. Species Carex raymondii Calder accepted as Carex atratiformis Britton
  161. Species Carex regelii C.B.Clarke ex O.Fedtsch. accepted as Carex melanantha C.A.Mey.
  162. Species Carex sarntheinii J.Vetter accepted as Carex ×candrianii Kneuck.
  163. Series Carex ser. Atratae (Heuff.) A.E.Kozhevn. accepted as Carex sect. Racemosae G.Don (unaccepted > homotypic synonym)
  164. Species Carex souliei Franch. accepted as Carex obscura var. brachycarpa C.B.Clarke
  165. Subsection Carex subsect. Alpinae Kalela ex T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex sect. Racemosae G.Don (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
  166. Subsection Carex subsect. Aterrimae T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex sect. Racemosae G.Don (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
  167. Subsection Carex subsect. Atropictae G.A.Wheeler accepted as Carex sect. Racemosae G.Don (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
  168. Subsection Carex subsect. Holostomae T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex sect. Racemosae G.Don (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
  169. Subsection Carex subsect. Longiaristatae T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex sect. Racemosae G.Don (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
  170. Subsection Carex subsect. Longibracteatae T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex sect. Racemosae G.Don (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
  171. Subsection Carex subsect. Melanostachyae Tuck. accepted as Carex sect. Racemosae G.Don (unaccepted > invalid name, nomen nudum)
  172. Subsection Carex subsect. Papilliferae T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex sect. Racemosae G.Don (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
  173. Subsection Carex subsect. Sabulosae T.V.Egorova accepted as Carex sect. Racemosae G.Don (unaccepted > heterotypic synonym)
  174. Species Carex subulata Schumach. accepted as Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb.
  175. Species Carex sudetica Opiz accepted as Carex aterrima subsp. aterrima
  176. Species Carex suteri Kunth (unaccepted)
  177. Species Carex tarumensis Franch. (unaccepted)
  178. Species Carex tauricola Boiss. (unaccepted)
  179. Species Carex trispiculata Boeckeler (unaccepted)
  180. Species Carex tubulata K.Schum. ex Boott (unaccepted)
  181. Species Carex uncompahgre Kelso (unaccepted)
  182. Species Carex urbis-malorum Popov (unaccepted)
  183. Species Carex vahlii Schkuhr (unaccepted)
  184. Species Carex violacea C.B.Clarke (unaccepted)
  185. Species Carex viridior Mack. (unaccepted)
  186. Species Carex wenchenii F.T.Wang & Tang (unaccepted)
  187. Species Carex candrianii Kneuck. (alternative representation)
  188. Species Carex montanoaltaica Zolot. (alternative representation)
  189. Species Carex payettei J.Cay. (alternative representation)
  190. Species Carex quirponensis Fernald (alternative representation)
terrestrial
Loudon, J.C. (1830). Hortus Britannicus: a catalogue of all the plants indigenous, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10904178
page(s): 376 [details] 
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex sect. Racemosae G.Don. Accessed at: https://www.cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1774257 on 2026-07-08
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Nomenclature

original description Loudon, J.C. (1830). Hortus Britannicus: a catalogue of all the plants indigenous, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10904178
page(s): 376 [details] 

original description (of Carex sect. Alpinae C.B.Clarke) Clarke, C. B. (1908). New genera and species of Cyperaceae. <em>Bulletin of miscellaneous information. Additional Series.</em> 8: 1-196., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/104847
page(s): 138 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Carex sect. Melananthae (Drejer) Kük.) Drejer, S. (1844). Symbolae caricologicae ad synonymiam caricum extricandam stabiliendamque et affinitates naturales eruendas.
page(s): 9; note: This is the original description for the original name Melananthae Drejer, Symbol. Caricol.: 9. 1844. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Carex sect. Atratae 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): 116 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Carex sect. Vigneaeformes Ambrosi) Ambrosi, F. (1854). Flora del Tirolo meridionale. 1., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=QDpEAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=es&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
page(s): 304 [details] 

original description (of Carex sect. Melanostachyae Tuck. ex L.H.Bailey) Bailey, L. H. (1885). Carex L. In Coulter, J.M. (ed.). Manual of the Botany of the Rocky Mountain Region. 370-397., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22138635
page(s): 386 [details] 

original description (of Carex subsect. Melanostachyae Tuck.) Tuckerman, E. (1843). Enumeratio Methodica Caricum Quarundam. , available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015061403377&view=1up&seq=11
page(s): 11 [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  PDF available [request]

taxonomy source Jiménez-Mejías, P.; Saldivia, P.; Gebauer, S.; Martín-Bravo, S. (2021). A new remarkable dwarf sedge (Carex phylloscirpoides, Cyperaceae) from Northern Chile, with insights on the evolution of austral Carex section Racemosae. Systematic Botany, 46(1): 34-47., available online at https://doi.org/10.1600/036364421x16128061189567 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [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  PDF available [request]

Other

subsequent type designation Reznicek, A. A. (2001). Sectional names in <i>Carex</i> (Cyperaceae) for the Flora of North America. <em>Novon.</em> 11(4): 454-459., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3393160
page(s): 455 [details] 

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