Carex saxatilis
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 saxatilis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carex saxatilis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
34 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carex ambustaName author: Boott
- Carex compactaName author: Dewey
- Carex ensifoliaName author: Turcz. ex Besser
- Carex fuscaName author: Schkuhr
- Carex incertaName author: Steud.
- Carex jungendaName author: Steud.
- Carex miliaris f. majorName author: (Olney) Kük.
- Carex miliaris var. majorName author: (Olney) L.H.Bailey
- Carex ochroleucaName author: Cham. ex Steud.
- Carex physocarpaName author: J.Presl & C.Presl
- Carex procerulaName author: V.I.Krecz.
- Carex pullaName author: Gooden.
- Carex pulla f. debilisName author: Porsild
- Carex pulla var. laxaName author: Trautv.
- Carex pulla var. vesicarioidesName author: Kurtz
- Carex saxatilis subsp. laxaName author: (Trautv.) Kalela
- Carex saxatilis subsp. saxatilisName author: Not supplied
- Carex saxatilis var. compactaName author: Wimm. & Grab.
- Carex saxatilis var. distansName author: Wimm. & Grab.
- Carex saxatilis var. glomerataName author: Ewing
- Carex saxatilis var. inflataName author: Hartm.
- Carex saxatilis var. laxaName author: (Trautv.) Ohwi
- Carex saxatilis var. majorName author: Olney
- Carex saxatilis var. saxatilisName author: Not supplied
- Carex vesicaria f. laxaName author: (Trautv.) Kük.
- Carex vesicaria subsp. pullaName author: (Gooden.) Andersson
- Carex vesicaria subsp. saxatilisName author: (L.) Kük.
- Carex vesicaria subsp. saxatilisName author: (L.) C.Hartm.
- Carex vesicaria var. distentaName author: Fr.
- Carex vesicaria var. jejunaName author: Fernald
- Carex vesicaria var. laurentianaName author: Fernald
- Carex vesicaria var. physocarpaName author: (C.Presl) Kük.
- Vignea pullaName author: (Gooden.) Rchb.
- Vignea saxatilisName author: (L.) Rchb.
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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