Carex obtusata
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 obtusata
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1793
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carex obtusata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carex affinisName author: R.Br.
- Carex backianaName author: Dewey
- Carex decipiensName author: Turcz.
- Carex leucoglochinName author: Ehrh. ex Wahlenb.
- Carex microcephalaName author: C.A.Mey.
- Carex obesa var. monostachyaName author: Boeckeler
- Carex obtusata f. bracteataName author: Neuman
- Carex obtusata f. spicataName author: Kük.
- Carex obtusata subf. bracteataName author: Peterm.
- Carex obtusata subf. capitataName author: Peterm.
- Carex obtusata subf. cuspidataName author: Peterm.
- Carex obtusata subf. oblongaName author: Peterm.
- Carex spicataName author: Schkuhr
- Carex wohllebiiName author: Hoppe
- Genersichia obtusataName author: (Lilj.) Heuff.
- Psyllophora obtusataName author: (Lilj.) Schur
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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