Carex scoparia
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 scoparia
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1805
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carex scoparia. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
19 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carex lagopodioides var. scopariaName author: Boeckeler
- Carex leporinaName author: Michx.
- Carex ovalisName author: Willd. ex Kunth
- Carex scoparia f. condensaName author: (Fernald) Kük.
- Carex scoparia f. elatiorName author: Peck
- Carex scoparia f. moniliformisName author: (Tuck.) Kük.
- Carex scoparia f. peracutaName author: Fernald
- Carex scoparia f. scopariaName author: Not supplied
- Carex scoparia f. subturbinataName author: (Fernald & Wiegand) Fernald
- Carex scoparia f. tenerrimaName author: Kük.
- Carex scoparia var. aggregataName author: Dewey
- Carex scoparia var. condensaName author: Fernald
- Carex scoparia var. moniliformisName author: Tuck.
- Carex scoparia var. scopariaName author: Not supplied
- Carex scoparia var. subturbinataName author: Fernald & Wiegand
- Carex scoparia var. veraName author: Tuck.
- Carex tribuloides var. moniliformisName author: (Tuck.) Britton
- Loncoperis scopariaName author: (Schkuhr ex Willd.) Raf.
- Vignea scopariaName author: (Schkuhr ex Willd.) 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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