Carex capillifolia
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 capillifolia
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 2015
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carex capillifolia. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
14 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carex ninaeName author: Melnikov
- Carex ovczinnikoviiName author: (T.V.Egorova) Melnikov
- Carex oweriniiName author: Melnikov
- Elyna capillifoliaName author: Decne.
- Elyna macrolepisName author: (Meinsh.) Fomin & Woronow
- Elyna spicataName author: Boiss.
- Kobresia brunnescensName author: Boeckeler
- Kobresia capillifoliaName author: (Decne.) C.B.Clarke
- Kobresia capilliformisName author: N.A.Ivanova
- Kobresia elataName author: Boeckeler
- Kobresia macrolepisName author: Meinsh.
- Kobresia ovczinnikoviiName author: T.V.Egorova
- Kobresia thomsoniiName author: Maxim. ex N.A.Ivanova
- Kobresia yushuensisName author: Y.C.Yang
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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