Carex elongata
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 elongata
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carex elongata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carex divergensName author: Thuill.
- Carex elongata f. heterostachyaName author: Wimm.
- Carex elongata f. umbrosaName author: Kneuck.
- Carex elongata prol. gebhardiiName author: (Willd.) Rouy
- Carex elongata subsp. gebhardiiName author: (Willd.) K.Richt.
- Carex elongata var. alpestrisName author: Trevir.
- Carex elongata var. brachystachyaName author: Blytt
- Carex elongata var. gebhardiiName author: (Willd.) Asch.
- Carex elongata var. gebhardiiName author: (Willd.) Rchb.
- Carex elongata var. guebhardiiName author: Schleich. ex DC.
- Carex elongata var. minorName author: Boott
- Carex elongata var. paucifloraName author: Meinsh.
- Carex elongata var. simpliciorName author: Andersson
- Carex gebhardiiName author: Willd.
- Carex multicepsName author: Gaudin
- Carex multiculmisName author: Ehrh.
- Carex pinnataName author: Moench ex Rchb.
- Caricina elongataName author: (L.) St.-Lag.
- Leptovignea elongataName author: (L.) Fedde & J.Schust.
- Olotrema gebhardiiName author: (Willd.) Raf.
- Vignea elongataName author: (L.) Rchb.
- Vignea gebhardiiName author: (Willd.) Rchb.
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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