Carex spectabilis
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 spectabilis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1836
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carex spectabilis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
12 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carex invisaName author: L.H.Bailey
- Carex melastomaName author: Fisch. ex Boott
- Carex nigellaName author: Boott
- Carex spectabilis f. alpinaName author: Holm
- Carex spectabilis f. chrysanthaName author: Holm
- Carex spectabilis var. elegantulaName author: Holm
- Carex spectabilis var. gelidaName author: Holm
- Carex spectabilis var. superbaName author: Holm
- Carex tolmieiName author: Boott
- Carex tolmiei var. invisaName author: (L.H.Bailey) Kük.
- Carex tolmiei var. nigellaName author: (Boott) L.H.Bailey
- Carex tolmiei var. nigellaName author: (Boott) Kük.
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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