Carex ferruginea
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 ferruginea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1771
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carex ferruginea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
30 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carex alpigenaName author: A.Kern. ex Dalla Torre
- Carex brachyrhynchaName author: Gsaller
- Carex brevifoliaName author: Host
- Carex cristataName author: Clairv.
- Carex ferruginea f. angustifoliaName author: Beck
- Carex ferruginea f. capillarioidesName author: Murr
- Carex ferruginea f. crassispicaName author: Kük.
- Carex ferruginea f. latifoliaName author: Beck
- Carex ferruginea f. leiocarpaName author: Beck
- Carex ferruginea f. spadiceaName author: W.D.J.Koch
- Carex ferruginea f. tenerrimaName author: (Murr & Appel) Kük.
- Carex ferruginea f. transiensName author: Kük.
- Carex ferruginea subsp. ferrugineaName author: Not supplied
- Carex ferruginea subsp. kerneriName author: (Kohts) K.Richt.
- Carex ferruginea var. alpigenaName author: (A.Kern. ex Dalla Torre) Nyman
- Carex ferruginea var. kerneriName author: (Kohts) K.Richt.
- Carex ferruginea var. spadiceaName author: W.D.J.Koch
- Carex frigidaName author: Vill.
- Carex gracillimaName author: Steud. & Hochst.
- Carex kerneriName author: Kohts
- Carex mielichhoferiName author: Schkuhr
- Carex nanaName author: Lam.
- Carex rigidaName author: Schrank
- Carex scopolianaName author: Willd.
- Carex scopoliiName author: Gaudin
- Carex spadiceaName author: Host
- Carex spadiceaName author: J.F.Gmel.
- Carex tenerrinaName author: Murr & Appel
- Carex tenuis var. brevifoliaName author: (Host) Nyman
- Edritria ferrugineaName author: (Scop.) Raf.
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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