Carex media
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 media
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1823
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carex media. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
10 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carex alpina f. inferalpinaName author: (Wahlenb.) Kük.
- Carex alpina subsp. inferalpinaName author: (Wahlenb.) K.Richt.
- Carex alpina var. inferalpinaName author: Wahlenb.
- Carex angaraeName author: Steud.
- Carex angarae subsp. brachylepisName author: Kalela
- Carex brachylepisName author: Turcz. ex Steud.
- Carex brachylepisName author: Turcz. ex Besser
- Carex norvegica subsp. inferalpinaName author: (Wahlenb.) Hultén
- Carex norvegica var. inferalpinaName author: (Wahlenb.) B.Boivin
- Carex vahlii var. inferalpinaName author: (Wahlenb.) Fernald
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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