Carex riparia
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 riparia
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1783
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carex riparia. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
38 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carex acutaName author: L.H.Bailey
- Carex acutaName author: Huds.
- Carex acuta subsp. rufaName author: (L.) Ehrh.
- Carex acuta var. rufaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Carex acuta var. senneniiName author: Pau ex Sennen
- Carex bifurcaName author: Moench
- Carex crassaName author: Ehrh.
- Carex exaltataName author: Peterm.
- Carex gracilescensName author: (Hartm. ex Andersson) Trautv.
- Carex plumbeaName author: (Wahlenb.) Willd.
- Carex riparia f. brevipaleaName author: Neuman
- Carex riparia f. flagelliformisName author: Waisb.
- Carex riparia f. furcataName author: J.J.H.Schmidt
- Carex riparia f. humilisName author: (R.Uechtr.) Neuman
- Carex riparia f. multifurcataName author: J.J.H.Schmidt
- Carex riparia f. ramosaName author: Pamp.
- Carex riparia f. reticulosaName author: Torges
- Carex riparia subsp. gracilescensName author: Hartm. ex Andersson
- Carex riparia subsp. ripariaName author: Not supplied
- Carex riparia var. aristataName author: Asch. & Graebn.
- Carex riparia var. claviformisName author: J.J.H.Schmidt
- Carex riparia var. exaltataName author: (Peterm.) Nyman
- Carex riparia var. gracilescensName author: (Hartm. ex Andersson) Lange
- Carex riparia var. humilisName author: R.Uechtr.
- Carex riparia var. inferiorName author: Peck
- Carex riparia var. laevigataName author: Peterm.
- Carex riparia var. pseudopaludosaName author: Schur
- Carex riparia var. ramosaName author: L.C.Lamb.
- Carex riparia var. subgracilescensName author: Kük.
- Carex ruffaName author: Brot.
- Carex secalinaName author: Lapeyr.
- Carex senneniiName author: (Pau ex Sennen) Sennen
- Carex striataName author: Gilib.
- Carex vacillansName author: Steud.
- Carex vesicaria subsp. plumbeaName author: Wahlenb.
- Carex vesicaria var. plumbeaName author: Wahlenb.
- Carex watsoniiName author: Olney
- Trasus ripariusName author: (Curtis) 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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