Carex pumila
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 pumila
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1784
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carex pumila. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Anithista littoreaName author: (Labill.) Raf.
- Carex forbesiiName author: C.B.Clarke
- Carex fuscaName author: Sol. ex Boott
- Carex krulliiName author: Boeckeler
- Carex littoreaName author: Labill.
- Carex nutans var. japonicaName author: Franch. & Sav.
- Carex nutans var. platyrhynchaName author: (Franch. & Sav.) Kük.
- Carex nutans var. pumilaName author: (Thunb.) Boeckeler
- Carex platyrhynchaName author: French. & Savat.
- Carex platyrhynchaName author: Franch. & Sav.
- Carex pumila subsp. littoreaName author: (Labill.) Kük.
- Carex pumila var. forbesiiName author: (C.B.Clarke) Kük.
- Carex pumila var. pumilaName author: Not supplied
- Carex pumila var. urvilleiName author: (Brongn.) Kük.
- Carex sepultaName author: Phil.
- Carex urvilleiName author: Brongn.
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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