Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex sect. Rostrales Meinsh.
1774349 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1774349)
accepted
Section
Carex rostrata Michx. accepted as Carex michauxiana Boeckeler
Carex sect. Folliculatae (Mack.) Mack. · unaccepted > heterotypic synonym
- Species Carex carsei Petrie
- Species Carex dolichocarpa C.A.Mey. ex V.I.Krecz.
- Species Carex folliculata L.
- Species Carex lonchocarpa Willd. ex Spreng.
- Species Carex michauxiana Boeckeler
- Species Carex turgescens Torr.
- Species Carex abacta L.H.Bailey accepted as Carex michauxiana Boeckeler
- Species Carex folliculacea Crantz accepted as Carex folliculata L.
- Species Carex folliculata Elliott accepted as Carex turgescens Torr.
- Species Carex rostrata Michx. accepted as Carex michauxiana Boeckeler
- Species Carex smalliana Mack. accepted as Carex lonchocarpa Willd. ex Spreng.
- Species Carex xanthophysa Wahlenb. accepted as Carex folliculata L.
terrestrial
Meinshausen, K. F. (1901). Cyperaceen der Flora Russlands, insbesondere nach den Herbarien der Akademie der Wissenschaften. <em>Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada.</em> 18: 221-415., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4079564
page(s): 283 [details]
page(s): 283 [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2026). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex sect. Rostrales Meinsh.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1774349 on 2026-09-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Meinshausen, K. F. (1901). Cyperaceen der Flora Russlands, insbesondere nach den Herbarien der Akademie der Wissenschaften. <em>Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada.</em> 18: 221-415., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4079564
page(s): 283 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Folliculatae (Mack.) Mack.) Britton, N. L.; Brown, A. (1913). An illustrated flora of the Northern United States, ... 2nd ed. 1. Ophioglossaceae to Polygonaceae. xc : 295-296 (key to Cyperaceae). Scribner, New York, 680 pp.
page(s): 353; note: This is the original description for the original name Folliculatae Mack. in Britton & Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2, 1: 353. 1913. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
page(s): 283 [details]
original description (of Carex sect. Folliculatae (Mack.) Mack.) Britton, N. L.; Brown, A. (1913). An illustrated flora of the Northern United States, ... 2nd ed. 1. Ophioglossaceae to Polygonaceae. xc : 295-296 (key to Cyperaceae). Scribner, New York, 680 pp.
page(s): 353; note: This is the original description for the original name Folliculatae Mack. in Britton & Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2, 1: 353. 1913. [unranked], which cannot be added to the database at this point. [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
; Roalson, E. H.; Jiménez‐Mejías, P.; Hipp, A. L.; Benítez‐Benítez, C.; Bruederle, L. P.; Chung, K.; Escudero, M.; Ford, B. A.; Ford, K.; Gebauer, S.; Gehrke, B.; Hahn, M.; Hayat, M. Q.; Hoffmann, M. H.; Jin, X.; Kim, S.; Larridon, I.; Léveillé‐Bourret, É.; Lu, Y.; Luceño, M.; Maguilla, E.; Márquez‐Corro, J. I.; Martín‐Bravo, S.; Masaki, T.; Míguez, M.; Naczi, R. F. C.; Reznicek, A. A.; Spalink, D.; Starr, J. R.; Uzma; Villaverde, T.; Waterway, M. J.; Wilson, K. L.; Zhang, S. (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 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]
[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
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