Carex nigra
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 nigra
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1778
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carex nigra. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
11 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carex acuta subsp. nigraName author: (L.) Ehrh.
- Carex acuta var. nigraName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Carex fusca var. carpetanaName author: C.Vicioso ex Rivas Mart.
- Carex nigra subsp. carpetanaName author: C.Vicioso ex Rivas Mart.
- Carex nigra var. nigraName author: Not supplied
- Carex stolonifera subsp. vulgarisName author: O.Schwarz
- Carex tumidaName author: Beilschm.
- Carex vulgarisName author: Fr.
- Carex vulgaris var. communisName author: Meinsh.
- Vignantha vulgarisName author: Schur
- Vignea vulgarisName author: Fuss
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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