Carex acutiformis
A species in the Cyperaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
- Species
- Carex acutiformis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1789
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carex acutiformis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
36 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carex acutiformis f. depauperataName author: (Lange) Kük.
- Carex acutiformis f. graciliorName author: Kük.
- Carex acutiformis f. maximaName author: (Urb.) Kük.
- Carex acutiformis f. minorName author: Peterm.
- Carex acutiformis f. spadiceaName author: (Nyman) Asch. & Graebn.
- Carex acutiformis f. spadiceaName author: (Hartm.) Neuman
- Carex acutiformis subsp. kochianaName author: (DC.) K.Richt.
- Carex acutiformis var. abbreviataName author: Beck
- Carex acutiformis var. kochianaName author: (DC.) Garcke
- Carex acutiformis var. spadiceaName author: (Hartm.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Carex dubiaName author: Hosé
- Carex intermediaName author: Suter
- Carex kochianaName author: DC.
- Carex olgaeName author: Regel
- Carex paludosaName author: Gooden.
- Carex paludosa f. depauperataName author: Lange
- Carex paludosa prol. spadiceaName author: (Hartm.) Rouy
- Carex paludosa subsp. kochianaName author: (DC.) Arcang.
- Carex paludosa var. brachylepisName author: L.C.Lamb.
- Carex paludosa var. brachystachysName author: L.C.Lamb.
- Carex paludosa var. kochianaName author: (DC.) Gaudin
- Carex paludosa var. longiglumisName author: St.-Lag.
- Carex paludosa var. spadiceaName author: Nyman
- Carex paludosa var. spadiceaName author: Hartm.
- Carex palustrisName author: Suter
- Carex palustrisName author: J.F.Gmel.
- Carex rigensName author: Thuill.
- Carex ripariaName author: Geners.
- Carex riparia var. acutiformisName author: (Ehrh.) Fiori
- Carex rufaName author: Schrank
- Carex scheuchzeriName author: J.F.Gmel.
- Carex spadiceaName author: Roth
- Carex spadicea f. maximaName author: Urb.
- Carex spadicea var. kochianaName author: (DC.) Crép.
- Edritria paludosaName author: (Gooden.) Raf.
- Trasus paludosusName author: (Gooden.) Gray
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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