Carex extensa
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 extensa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1794
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carex extensa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carex arcuataName author: Wahlenb.
- Carex balbisiiName author: Schkuhr ex Balb.
- Carex extensa f. balbisiiName author: (Schkuhr ex Balb.) Kük.
- Carex extensa f. gynobasisName author: Ciocârlan
- Carex extensa f. pumilaName author: (Andersson) Kük.
- Carex extensa f. tenuifoliaName author: (DC.) Kük.
- Carex extensa subsp. sacalinensisName author: Ciocârlan
- Carex extensa subsp. viestinaName author: Fen.
- Carex extensa var. balbisiiName author: (Schkuhr ex Balb.) Rchb.
- Carex extensa var. graecaName author: Hausskn.
- Carex extensa var. nanaName author: Husn.
- Carex extensa var. nervosaName author: (Desf.) Nyman
- Carex extensa var. puberulaName author: Merino
- Carex extensa var. pumilaName author: Andersson
- Carex extensa var. tenuifoliaName author: DC.
- Carex nervosaName author: Desf.
- Carex peruvianaName author: Dombey ex Boott
- Trasus extensusName 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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