Carex limosa
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 limosa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carex limosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
17 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carex elegansName author: Willd.
- Carex fuscocupreaName author: (Kük.) V.I.Krecz.
- Carex glaucocarpaName author: St.-Lag.
- Carex laxaName author: Dewey
- Carex limosa f. angustisquamaName author: Holmb.
- Carex limosa f. laxiformisName author: Lackow.
- Carex limosa f. longivaginataName author: H.Lindb. ex Hiitonen
- Carex limosa f. obscuraName author: Holmb.
- Carex limosa f. paucifloraName author: Asch.
- Carex limosa f. robustiorName author: Lackow.
- Carex limosa f. stansName author: Bolle
- Carex limosa var. fuscocupreaName author: Kük.
- Carex limosa var. oblongaName author: Dewey
- Carex limosa var. paineiName author: Dewey
- Carex limosa var. planifoliaName author: Kohts
- Facolos limosaName author: (L.) Raf.
- Trasus limosusName author: (L.) 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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