Carex leersii
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 leersii
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1870
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carex leersii. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
29 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carex canescensName author: Leers
- Carex chabertiiName author: F.W.Schultz
- Carex contigua subsp. leersiiName author: (Kneuck.) Degen
- Carex cuprinaName author: (Sándor ex Heuff.) Nendtv. ex A.Kern.
- Carex divulsa subsp. chabertiiName author: (F.W.Schultz) Asch. & Graebn.
- Carex divulsa subsp. leersiiName author: (Kneuck.) W.Koch
- Carex divulsa var. chabertiiName author: (F.W.Schultz) Nyman
- Carex divulsa var. intermediaName author: Lange
- Carex durieuiName author: (F.W.Schultz) F.W.Schultz
- Carex echinata var. leersiiName author: (Kneuck.) Kük.
- Carex leerseanaName author: Rouy
- Carex leersianaName author: Rauschert
- Carex leersianaName author: (Rouy) Prain
- Carex leersii subvar. subramosaName author: Vollm.
- Carex leersii subvar. virescensName author: Vollm.
- Carex leersii var. depauperataName author: Hampe ex Vollm.
- Carex muricata f. leerseanaName author: Rouy
- Carex muricata prol. leersianaName author: Rouy
- Carex muricata subsp. leersiiName author: (F.W.Schultz) Asch. & Graebn.
- Carex muricata var. chabertiiName author: (F.W.Schultz) Maire & Weiller
- Carex muricata var. leersiiName author: (F.W.Schultz) Kneuck.
- Carex nemorosa var. cuprinaName author: Sándor ex Heuff.
- Carex pairae subsp. leersiiName author: (F.W.Schultz) O.Schwarz
- Carex pairae var. leersiiName author: (F.W.Schultz) Kük.
- Carex pairae var. leersiiName author: (Kneuck.) P.Fourn.
- Carex virens var. duriueiName author: F.W.Schultz
- Carex vulpina subsp. cuprinaName author: (Sándor ex Heuff.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
- Vignea cuprinaName author: (Sándor ex Heuff.) Soják
- Vignea divulsa subsp. leersianaName author: Dostál
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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