Cyperaceae

Carex

Carex acuta L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 978 (1753)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Azores, Europe to Mongolia and W. Iran. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution
Synonyms
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Other data

Native to:

Albania, Altay, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

Homotypic Synonyms

Osculisa acuta (L.) Raf. in Good Book: 27 (1840)
Vignantha acuta (L.) Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 706 (1866)
Vignea acuta (L.) Rchb. in J.C.Mössler, Handb. Gewächsk., ed. 2. 3: 1626 (1830)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Carex acuta var. amblylepis (Peterm.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 777 (1882)
Carex acuta var. amblylepis Peterm. in Anal. Pfl.-Schlüss.: 501 (1846)
Carex acuta var. anomala Hartm. in Handb. Skand. Fl.: 34 (1820)
Carex acuta var. chlorostachya Rchb. in Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 8: 15, t. 232 (1846)
Carex acuta var. chlorotica Čelak. in Prodr. Fl. Böhmen: 734 (1881)
Carex acuta subsp. colorata F.Nyl. in Spic. Pl. Fenn. 2: 20 (1844)
Carex acuta var. colorata (F.Nyl.) Nyl. & Saelán in Herb. Mus. Fenn.: 12 (1859)
Carex acuta var. dioica Peterm. in Anal. Pfl.-Schlüss.: 501 (1846)
Carex acuta f. fluviatilis (Hartm.) Almq. in L.M.Neuman, Sver. Fl.: 708 (1901)
Carex acuta var. fluviatilis Hartm. in Handb. Skand. Fl., ed. 3: 219 (1838)
Carex acuta var. graciliflora (Legrand) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 13: 499 (1912)
Carex acuta f. graciliflora Legrand in Fl. Anal. Berry, ed. 2: 339 (1894)
Carex acuta subvar. graciliflora Legrand in Fl. Berry, éd. 2: 339 (1894)
Carex acuta f. gracilis (Curtis) Sanio in Bot. Centralbl. 6: 441 (1881)
Carex acuta var. integrirostris Regel in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 41(II): 281 (1869)
Carex acuta subsp. intermedia Čelak. in Prodr. Fl. Böhmen: 64 (1867)
Carex acuta var. intermedia Čelak. in Prodr. Fl. Böhmen: 63 (1867)
Carex acuta var. major Gray in Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 53 (1821 publ. 1822)
Carex acuta var. minor Trevir. in C.F.von Ledebour, Fl. Ross. 4: 313 (1852), nom. illeg.
Carex acuta proles moenchiana (Nyman) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 13: 499 (1912)
Carex acuta var. moenchiana Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 777 (1882)
Carex acuta var. monstrosa Gray in Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 53 (1821 publ. 1822)
Carex acuta var. nardifolia Hartm. in Handb. Skand. Fl.: 33 (1820)
Carex acuta var. nutans Čelak. in Prodr. Fl. Böhmen: 63 (1867)
Carex acuta subsp. nutans Čelak. in Prodr. Fl. Böhmen: 64 (1867)
Carex acuta var. pedicellata Peterm. in Anal. Pfl.-Schlüss.: 501 (1846)
Carex acuta f. personata (Fr.) Kindb. in Sammandr. Norra Sveriges Fl.: 53 (1873)
Carex acuta subsp. personata (Fr.) P.Fourn. in Fl. Compl. Plaine Franç.: 559 (1928)
Carex acuta f. personata (Fr.) Almq. in L.M.Neuman, Sver. Fl.: 708 (1901)
Carex acuta var. personata Fr. in Novit. Fl. Suec. Alt.: 281 (1828)
Carex acuta var. polystachia Lej. in A.L.S.Lejeune & R.J.Courtois, Comp. Fl. Belg. 3: 236 (1836)
Carex acuta subsp. ruffa (L.) Ehrh. in Hannover. Mag. 18: 233 (1780)
Carex acuta var. ruffa L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 978 (1763)
Carex acuta var. sparsiflora Dewey in Amer. J. Sci. Arts 10: 265 (1826)
Carex acuta var. sphaerocarpa R.Uechtr. in E.Fiek & R.K.F.von Uechtritz, Fl. Schlesien: 483 (1881)
Carex acuta var. stenophylla Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 13: 498 (1912)
Carex acuta f. touranginiana (Boreau) Sanio in Bot. Centralbl. 6: 442 (1881)
Carex acuta var. touranginiana (Boreau) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 13: 499 (1912)
Carex acuta proles tricostata (Fr.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 13: 500 (1912)
Carex acuta var. tricostata (Fr.) Crép. in Man. Fl. Belgique, ed. 2: 322 (1866)
Carex acuta f. tricostata (Fr.) Almq. in L.M.Neuman, Sver. Fl.: 708 (1901)
Carex acuta var. vaginata Peterm. in Anal. Pfl.-Schlüss.: 501 (1846)
Carex acuta f. zygostachya Rchb. in Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 8: t. 232 (1846)
Carex ambigua Moench in Methodus: 325 (1794)
Carex brunnea var. minor (Boott) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 601 (1909)
Carex cespitosa var. gracilis (Curtis) Fiori in Nuov. Fl. Italia 1: 188 (1923)
Carex corynophora Peterm. in Flora 27: 335 (1844)
Carex cunninghamii Boott in Ill. Gen. Carex 4: 171 (1867)
Carex dichroandra V.I.Krecz. in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 3: 596 (1935)
Carex echinata subsp. intermedia Čelak. in Prodr. Fl. Böhmen: 61 (1867)
Carex fuscovaginata Kük. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 56 (1903)
Carex graciliformis V.I.Krecz. in P.F.Majevski, Fl. Centr. Russ., ed. 6: 197 (1933)
Carex gracilis Curtis in Fl. Londin. 4: 282 (1782)
Carex gracilis f. amblylepis (Peterm.) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 94 (1902)
Carex gracilis var. angustifolia Kük. in Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 3: 171 (1897)
Carex gracilis f. angustiglumis Podp. in Spisy Přír. Fak. Masarykovy Univ. 12: 13 (1922)
Carex gracilis var. approximata Kük. ex Junge in Verh. Naturwiss. Vereins Hamburg, ser. 3, 12: 10 (1904)
Carex gracilis f. brachystachya Kük. in Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 3: 172 (1897)
Carex gracilis var. chlorotica (Čelak.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 323 (1909)
Carex gracilis subsp. corynophora (Peterm.) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 90 (1902)
Carex gracilis f. corynophora (Peterm.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 321 (1909)
Carex gracilis lusus dioica (Peterm.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 16: 370 (1970 publ. 1971)
Carex gracilis subsp. erecta Kük. in Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 3: 171 (1897)
Carex gracilis subsp. eugracilis Kük. in Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 3: 171 (1897), not validly publ.
Carex gracilis var. evenkiensis Sobolevsk. ex Gureyeva & T.V.Ebel in Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. 124: 44 (2021)
Carex gracilis var. fluviatilis (Hartm.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 322 (1909)
Carex gracilis f. furcata Junge in Verh. Naturwiss. Vereins Hamburg, ser. 3, 12: 11 (1904)
Carex gracilis f. graciliflora (Legrand) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 16: 370 (1970 publ. 1971)
Carex gracilis var. humilis Kük. in Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 3: 171 (1897)
Carex gracilis subsp. intermedia (Čelak.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 16: 370 (1970 publ. 1971)
Carex gracilis var. libanotica Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 323 (1909)
Carex gracilis var. minor Boott in Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 59 (1858)
Carex gracilis var. mucronata Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 33: 90 (1942)
Carex gracilis f. pedicellata (Peterm.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 16: 370 (1970 publ. 1971)
Carex gracilis f. personata (Fr.) Lindm. in Sv. Fanerogamfl.: 139 (1918)
Carex gracilis var. personata (Fr.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 322 (1909)
Carex gracilis f. podperae Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 16: 370 (1970 publ. 1971)
Carex gracilis f. protensa (Fr.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 322 (1909)
Carex gracilis f. rudis (Wimm.) Kük. in Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 3: 171 (1897)
Carex gracilis var. rudis (Wimm.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 322 (1909)
Carex gracilis f. seminuda (Beck) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 322 (1909)
Carex gracilis var. sphaerocarpa (R.Uechtr.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 323 (1909)
Carex gracilis var. strictifolia (Rchb.) Asch. in Fl. Brandenburg 1: 775 (1864)
Carex gracilis var. strictiformis Podp. in Spisy Přír. Fak. Masarykovy Univ. 12: 13 (1922)
Carex gracilis subsp. tricostata (Fr.) Suess. in G.Hegi, Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 2: 81 (1908)
Carex gracilis var. tricostata (Fr.) Asch. in Fl. Brandenburg 1: 776 (1864)
Carex gracilis f. vaginata (Peterm.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 16: 370 (1970 publ. 1971)
Carex gracilis f. zygostachya (Rchb.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 38): 321 (1909)
Carex lilibaea Lojac. in Fl. Sicul. 3: 223 (1909)
Carex miliacea Krock. in Fl. Siles. 3: 185 (1814), nom. illeg.
Carex moenchiana Wender. in Schriften Ges. Beförd. Gesammten Naturwiss. Marburg 1: 130 (1823), nom. superfl.
Carex personata (Fr.) C.B.Clarke in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Addit. Ser. 8: 71 (1908)
Carex podperae Otruba in Sched. Fl. Exs. Bohem. 8: 22 (1933), pro syn.
Carex pratensis Hosé in Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 21: 35 (1797)
Carex prolixa var. protensa Fr. in Novit. Fl. Suec. Mant. 3: 150 (1843)
Carex pulchella F.Nyl. ex Trevir. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 36(I): 537 (1863)
Carex recurva Willd. ex Kunth in Enum. Pl. 2: 413 (1837), nom. illeg.
Carex riparia Moench ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 295 (1840), not validly publ.
Carex rudis Wimm. in Flora 33: 619 (1850)
Carex rufa subsp. moenchiana (Nyman) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 155 (1890)
Carex rufa subsp. rudis (Wimm.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 155 (1890)
Carex rufa var. seminuda Beck in Fl. Nieder-Österreich: 136 (1890)
Carex rufa subsp. wimmeri (Steud.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 155 (1890)
Carex sareptana V.I.Krecz. in P.F.Majevski, Fl. Centr. Russ., ed. 6: 197 (1933)
Carex schummelii Siegert in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 2: 112 (1860)
Carex strictifolia Rchb. in Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 8: 15 (1846)
Carex touranginiana Boreau in Fl. Centre France, ed. 2: 532 (1849)
Carex tricostata Fr. in Novit. Fl. Suec. Mant. 3: 152 (1843)
Carex tricostata var. fluvicola Fr. in Bot. Not. 1843: 103 (1843)
Carex tricostata var. schummelii (Siegert) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur., Suppl. 2: 323 (1890)
Carex virens Thuill. in Fl. Env. Paris, ed. 2: 489 (1799), nom. illeg.
Carex virginiana Wood in A.Rees, Cycl. 6: n.° 100 (1806)
Carex virginica Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 217 (1855)
Carex vulgaris var. tricostata (Fr.) Boott in Ill. Gen. Carex 4: 168 (1867)
Carex vulgaris subsp. tricostata (Fr.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 156 (1890)
Carex wimmeri Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 215 (1855)
Vignantha moenchiana Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 706 (1866), nom. superfl.
Vignantha touranginiana (Boreau) Fourr. in Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 176 (1869)
Vignea moenchiana Rchb. in J.C.Mössler, Handb. Gewächsk., ed. 2. 3: 1626 (1830), nom. superfl.
Vignea strictifolia (Rchb.) Opiz in Seznam: 103 (1852)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Poales

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Cyperaceae

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Genus
Carex

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Species
Carex acuta

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Amini Rad, M. (2006). New taxa records of Carex from Iran. Rostaniha 7: 139-140.
Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2008). Flora Iberica 18: 1-420. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
Jermy, C., Simpson, D., Foley, M. & Porter, M. (2007). Sedges of the British Isles. B.S.B.I. Handbook No. 1, ed. 3: 1-554. Botanical Society of the British Isles, London.
Jiménez-Mejías, P., Escudero, M., Guerra-Cárdenas, S., Lye, K.A. & Luceño, M. (2011). Taxonomic delimination and drivers of speciation in the Ibero-North African Carex sect. Phacosystis river-shore group (Cyperaceae). American journal of botany 98: 1855-1867.
Jiménez-Mejías, P., Martín-Bravo, S., Amini-Rad, M. & Luceño, M. (2013). Disentangling the taxonomy of Carex acuta s.l. in the Mediterranean basin and the Middle East: Re-evaluation of C. panormitana Guss. and C. kurdica Kük. ex Hand.-Mazz. Plant Biosystems 148: 64-73.
Koopman, J. (2011). Carex Europaea. The Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae) in Europe 1: 1-726. Margraf publishers,Weikersheim, Germany.
Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland. [Cited as Carex gracilis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

Jiménez-Mejías, P., Martín-Bravo, S., Amini-Rad, M. & Luceño, M. (2013). Disentangling the taxonomy of Carex acuta s.l. in the Mediterranean basin and the Middle East: Re-evaluation of C. panormitana Guss. and C. kurdica Kük. ex Hand.-Mazz. Plant Biosystems 148: 64-73.
Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
Sep 28, 1901	s.coll. [1] Italy		K000960441	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Sep 18, 1901	s.coll. [33]		K000960444	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Groves, H.; Groves, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687790		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [85] United Kingdom		K002687774		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [390] United Kingdom		K002687713		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [828] United Kingdom		K002687667		Yes
	Hall, P.M. [1984] United Kingdom		K002687674		Yes
	[M. T. Feasy] [21]		K002800826		Yes
	Day, F.M.; Andrews, C.E.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687718		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687683		Yes
	Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687736		Yes
	Baldacci, A. [199] Albania		K002687967		Yes
	Tuckerman [[3]] Sweden		K002687875		Yes
	Berlin, A. [s.n.] Sweden		K002687877		Yes
	Fernie, T.P. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687684		Yes
	Anderson; Lagerheim, N.C. [s.n.] Sweden		K002687918		Yes
	Lagger [s.n.] Poland		K002687928		Yes
	Pin, C. [s.n.] France		K002687954		Yes
	[?] [727]		K002687860		Yes
	Milne-Redhead, E. [12126] United Kingdom		K002687691		Yes
	[W. E. Rechull] [33] United Kingdom		K002687758		Yes
	Boott, F.; [E. Tr.]; Fries [s.n.] Sweden		K002687907		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden		K000960442	Type	Yes
	Nelmes, E. [321] United Kingdom		K002687997		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687797		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [538] United Kingdom		K002687707		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687841		Yes
	Schur, D.; Joad, H.C. [6470]		K002687935		Yes
	Rowland, S.P.; Taylor, J.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687835		Yes
	Milne-Redhead, E. [2394] United Kingdom		K002687697		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [895] United Kingdom		K002688002		Yes
	Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687794		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [345] United Kingdom		K002687728		Yes
	Hooper, S. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687787		Yes
	Milne-Redhead, E.; Dony, J.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687693		Yes
	Riddelsdell, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687762		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] France		K002687943		Yes
	Benoit [23/93] United Kingdom		K002687846		Yes
	Beeby, W.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687789		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K002687975		Yes
	Boott, F.; Coleman [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687663		Yes
	Murray, R.P. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687755		Yes
	Thomas [210] France		K002687951		Yes
	Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687717		Yes
	Maly, K. [s.n.] North Macedonia		K002687963		Yes
	Alm, C.G. [659] Sweden		K002687881		Yes
	Wallace, E.C. [5162] United Kingdom		K002687833		Yes
	Riddelsdell, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687702		Yes
	Britton, C.E.; Bell, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002688000		Yes
	Brenan, J.P.M. [6288] United Kingdom		K002687984		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K002687974		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K002687854		Yes
	Swann, E.L. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687771		Yes
	Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687821		Yes
	Baardseth, E. [S.n.] Norway		K002687890		Yes
	Grosswalbur [210] Germany		K002687863		Yes
	Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687824		Yes
	Brenan, J.P.M. [2315] United Kingdom		K002687719		Yes
	Ellis, E.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687812		Yes
	Ahlberg, F. [[210]] Sweden		K002687874		Yes
	Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687842		Yes
	Milne-Redhead, E. [2382] United Kingdom		K002687714		Yes
	Luceño, M.; Vargas, P. [35288] Spain		K001516678		Yes
	Rgl. [s.n.]		K002687957		Yes
	s.coll. [3232] United Kingdom		K002687820		Yes
	Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687665		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] Germany		K002687866		Yes
	Sandwith, C.I.; Sandwith, N.Y. [3373] United Kingdom		K002687756		Yes
	Lousley, J.E. [[2046]] United Kingdom		K002687735		Yes
	Milne- Redhead, E. [2396] United Kingdom		K002687698		Yes
	Hubbard, C.E. [9924] United Kingdom		K002687773		Yes
	Druce, G.C.; Waterfall, C. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687765		Yes
	Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687809		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [889] United Kingdom		K002687806		Yes
	Holmgren, H. [s.n.] Sweden		K002687899		Yes
	Willmott, E.A.; Pin, C. [s.n.] France		K002687944		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [345] United Kingdom		K002687727		Yes
	Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687811		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [894] United Kingdom		K002687989		Yes
	Gregor, A.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687817		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [517] United Kingdom		K002687767		Yes
	Ahlberg, F. [94]		K002688007		Yes
	Lindberg, H. [525] Finland		K002687848		Yes
	Davis [45932] Türkiye		K002216453		Yes
	Kaiser, R. [322] Georgia		K001622766		Yes
	Kaiser, R. [49] Georgia		K001622767		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [441] United Kingdom		K002687723		Yes
	Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687810		Yes
	Mortensen, H. [[210]] Belgium		K002687937		Yes
	Riddelsdell, H.J.; Britton, C.E. [1790] United Kingdom		K002688004		Yes
	Levan, A. [s.n.] Sweden		K002687884		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [890] United Kingdom		K002687807		Yes
	Milne-Redhead, E. [2395] United Kingdom		K002687699		Yes
	Gadeceau [791] France		K002687949		Yes
	Druce, G.C. [2601] United Kingdom		K002687763		Yes
	Moyle Rogers, W. [s.n.] Belgium		K002687938		Yes
	Sandwith, N.Y. [1985] United Kingdom		K002687813		Yes
	s.coll. [210] United Kingdom		K002687734		Yes
	Wilson, A.; Britton, C.E. [1790 d] United Kingdom		K002687992		Yes
	Kneucker, A. [254] Germany		K002687865		Yes
	Sampson, H.C. [1127] United Kingdom		K002687694		Yes
	s.coll. [29]		K002800829		Yes
	Zobel, A. [314] Germany		K002687870		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K002687958		Yes
	Lousley, J.E. [2046] United Kingdom		K002687796		Yes
	{Bro. Louis-Arsene} [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687737		Yes
	Clarke, C.B. [s.n.]		K002687973		Yes
	Rowland, S.P.; Taylor, J.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687834		Yes
	Asplund, E. [382] Sweden		K002687885		Yes
	Blytt, M.N. [s.n.] Norway		K002687892		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [339] United Kingdom		K002687802		Yes
	Russell, T.A. [280] United Kingdom		K002687685		Yes
	Rawlings, S. [142] United Kingdom		K002687745		Yes
	Palermo [s.n.] Italy		K002687956		Yes
	Crackles, F.E. [280] United Kingdom		K002687827		Yes
	Sandwith, C.I.; Sandwith, N.Y. [3375] United Kingdom		K002687757		Yes
	Browning, F.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687721		Yes
	Sledge, W.A. [5] United Kingdom		K002687832		Yes
	Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687748		Yes
	Gandoger, M. [1029] France		K002687946		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [541] United Kingdom		K002687706		Yes
	Milne- Redhead, E. [2396] United Kingdom		K002687700		Yes
	Dony, J.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687682		Yes
	Anderson [s.n.] Sweden		K002687914		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [518] United Kingdom		K002687766		Yes
	Todaro [1114] Italy		K002687959		Yes
	Alm, C.G. [s.n.] Sweden		K002687915		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [77] United Kingdom		K002687783		Yes
	Ross-Craig, S.; Burtt, B.L.; Sealy, J.R. [1625] United Kingdom		K002687816		Yes
	Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687722		Yes
	Townsend, C.C. [76/68] United Kingdom		K002687769		Yes
	C. W [?] [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687692		Yes
	Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687680		Yes
	Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687751		Yes
	Meebold, A. [s.n.] Germany		K002687872		Yes
	Brenan, J.P.M. [2815] United Kingdom		K002687720		Yes
	Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Germany		K002687869		Yes
	Zetterstedt, J.E. [s.n.] Sweden		K001731930		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden		K002688005		Yes
	Booth, F. [s.n.] Germany		K002687873		Yes
	Jackson, A.B. [1682] United Kingdom		K002687733		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687825		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [390] United Kingdom		K002687712		Yes
	Meebold, A. [s.n.] France		K002687939		Yes
	{HC. Joad; Schur} [s.n.] Czech Republic		K002687927		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [84] United Kingdom		K002687776		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K002800827		Yes
	s.coll. [210] Italy		K002687960		Yes
	[?] [727]		K002687857		Yes
	Ahlberg, F. [s.n.]		K002688008		Yes
	Horwood, A.R.; Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687732		Yes
	Nelmes, E.; Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687716		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [537] United Kingdom		K002687709		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [345] United Kingdom		K002687725		Yes
	Willmott, E.A.; Pin, C. [s.n.] France		K002687940		Yes
	s.coll. [3194] United Kingdom		K002687819		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [888] United Kingdom		K002687803		Yes
	Edwards, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687785		Yes
	Crackles, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687837		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [86] United Kingdom		K002687977		Yes
	Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687681		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [79] United Kingdom		K002687979		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [344] United Kingdom		K002687729		Yes
	Collett, R. [210] Norway		K002687889		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [78] United Kingdom		K002687777		Yes
	Otruba, J. [782] Czech Republic		K002687936		Yes
	Besson, A. [s.n.] Switzerland		K002687930		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [80] United Kingdom		K002687980		Yes
	Fries [[1]] Sweden		K002687908		Yes
	Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687750		Yes
	Sowter, F.A. [2601] United Kingdom		K002687731		Yes
	[?] [s.n.] Germany		K002687868		Yes
	Lambert, L. [s.n.] France		K002688365		Yes
	Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [2249] Albania		K002687966		Yes
	[C. Virons Thrill]; Par, H. [[454]]		K002688019		Yes
	Lindberg, H. [526] Finland		K002687852		Yes
	Lousley, J.E. [2046] United Kingdom		K002687686		Yes
	Chandler, J.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687743		Yes
	Alm, C.G. [3835] Sweden		K002687880		Yes
	Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687759		Yes
	Berlin, A. [s.n.] Sweden		K002688009		Yes
	Summerhayes, V.S.; Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687746		Yes
	Britton, C.E.; Bell, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687999		Yes
	Weidmann, A. [464]		K002687934		Yes
	[E. Fries] [s.n.] Sweden		K002687897		Yes
	Milne-Redhead, E. [2392] United Kingdom		K002687993		Yes
	Gibbons, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687752		Yes
	Otruba, J. [783] Czech Republic		K002687925		Yes
	[?] [727]		K002687858		Yes
	Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1560] Albania		K002687965		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [482] United Kingdom		K002687670		Yes
	Verdcourt, B. [4423] France		K002687955		Yes
	Brongniart [s.n.] Sweden		K002687905		Yes
	Fries, E. [s.n.] Sweden		K002687920		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [77] United Kingdom		K002687780		Yes
	Otruba, J. [577] Czech Republic		K002687926		Yes
	[?] [s.n.]		K002687972		Yes
	[?] [[280]] Denmark		K002687853		Yes
	[K. Aqoapacoeba ] [s.n.] Russia		K002218180		Yes
	Willmott, E.A.; Pin, C. [s.n.] France		K002687952		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [86] United Kingdom		K002687976		Yes
	Whellan, J.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687847		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [84] United Kingdom		K002687775		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [80] United Kingdom		K002687981		Yes
	Milne- Redhead, E. [2465] United Kingdom		K002687703		Yes
	{N. Ya. Taskaeva; Seregin, T.P.} [s.n.] Russia		K002687861		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687679		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [299] United Kingdom		K002687994		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [828] United Kingdom		K002687666		Yes
	{Rev. T. Dalton} [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687991		Yes
	Petunnikow, G. [846] Russia		K002688018		Yes
	Summerhayes, V.S.; Milne-Redhead, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687793		Yes
	Kukkonen, I. [12845] Finland		K002687851		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [483] United Kingdom		K002687669		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K002687862		Yes
	Willmott, E.A.; Pin, C. [s.n.] France		K002687945		Yes
	Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687761		Yes
	Sherring, R.V. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687677		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [39] United Kingdom		K002687786		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [888] United Kingdom		K002687804		Yes
	s.coll. [[2]] Finland		K002687850		Yes
	Gandoger, M. [s.n.] Sweden		K002687878		Yes
	Rogers, W.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687675		Yes
	Boott, F. [331] Sweden		K002687909		Yes
	[T. Chassignal] [s.n.] France		K002687953		Yes
	Milne-Redhead, E. [2465] United Kingdom		K002687704		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687672		Yes
	Fries, E.M. [s.n.] Sweden		K000960443	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	{E Tr.} [[1]] Sweden		K002687902		Yes
	Alm, C.G.; Smith, H. [403] Sweden		K002687898		Yes
	Sherring, R.V. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687695		Yes
	Sandwith, N.Y. [883] United Kingdom		K002688003		Yes
	Fries, E.T. [s.n.] Sweden		K002687911		Yes
	[?] [s.n.]		K002688016		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687791		Yes
	Summerhayes, V.S.; Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687747		Yes
	Levan, A. [s.n.] Sweden		K002687894		Yes
	Summerhayes, V.S. [1186] United Kingdom		K002687768		Yes
	Browning, F.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687998		Yes
	Römer, J. [252] Romania		K002688012		Yes
	Kunze [2] Sweden		K002687901		Yes
	Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687749		Yes
	Lagger [s.n.] Sweden		K002687917		Yes
	Otruba, J. [574] Czech Republic		K002687931		Yes
	Blytt [s.n.] Norway		K002687891		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [895] United Kingdom		K002688001		Yes
	{H. C. D. de Wit} [4419] Belgium		K002688015		Yes
	Rowland, S.P.; Taylor, J.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687836		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [345] United Kingdom		K002687726		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K002688020		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [79] United Kingdom		K002687982		Yes
	Blomgren, L. [s.n.] Sweden		K002687876		Yes
	Marshall, E.S. [2097] United Kingdom		K002687788		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [299] United Kingdom		K002687995		Yes
	Sandberg, C. [s.n.] Sweden		K002687919		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [894] United Kingdom		K002687988		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K002688013		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [391] United Kingdom		K002687711		Yes
	Makins, F.K. [2046] United Kingdom		K002687678		Yes
	Sledge, W.A. [5] United Kingdom		K002687830		Yes
	Fries [s.n.] Sweden		K002687886		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [441] United Kingdom		K002687724		Yes
	{Al. Brongniart; Stenhammer, G.} [s.n.] Sweden		K002687922		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687760		Yes
	Rechinger, K.H. [18555] Greece		K002687970		Yes
	Sandwith, N.Y. [5745] United Kingdom		K002688022		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [481] United Kingdom		K002687671		Yes
	[G. Milne Redhead] [12158] United Kingdom		K002687770		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [79] United Kingdom		K002687983		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [321] United Kingdom		K002687996		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687754		Yes
	Stearn, W.T. [2] Sweden		K002687913		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [77] United Kingdom		K002687784		Yes
	Moore, D. [2.] United Kingdom		K002687843		Yes
	Cryer, J.; Britton, C.E. [1790] United Kingdom		K002687978		Yes
	Logger [[210]] Switzerland		K002687929		Yes
	Milne-Redhead, E. [2464] United Kingdom		K002687986		Yes
	[?] [s.n.] Norway		K002687887		Yes
	Lamy [104] France		K002687947		Yes
	Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden		K002687882		Yes
	[?] [s.n.] Norway		K002687888		Yes
	[?] [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687987		Yes
	Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Sweden		K002687910		Yes
	Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [810] Greece		K002687969		Yes
	s.coll. [18]		K002800828		Yes
	Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1560] Albania		K002687964		Yes
	Drummond, R.B. [596] United Kingdom		K002687838		Yes
	Milne- Redhead, E. [2397] United Kingdom		K002687701		Yes
	Otruba, J. [576] Czech Republic		K002687932		Yes
	[?] [s.n.] Switzerland		K002687923		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [337] United Kingdom		K002687799		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] France		K002687941		Yes
	Chaubard [[1388]] Sweden		K002687904		Yes
	Sealy, J.R.; Burtt, B.L.; Ross-Craig, S. [1623] United Kingdom		K002687814		Yes
	Hooper, S.S. [42/73] Montenegro		K002687968		Yes
	Willmott, E.A.; Pin, C. [s.n.] France		K002687950		Yes
	Milne- Redhead, E. [2381] United Kingdom		K002687715		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [337] United Kingdom		K002687800		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K002688010		Yes
	Blanchet [s.n.] Switzerland		K002688011		Yes
	[K. Aqoaucbel] [s.n.] Russia		K002218181		Yes
	[?] [210] United Kingdom		K002687696		Yes
	Lousley, J.E. [2045] United Kingdom		K002687845		Yes
	Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687822		Yes
	Sledge, W.A. [5] United Kingdom		K002687831		Yes
	Alm, C.G.; Smith, H. [400] Sweden		K002687883		Yes
	s.coll. [727]		K002687859		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [77] United Kingdom		K002687782		Yes
	Fellman, N.I. [s.n.] Sweden		K002687879		Yes
	Milne-Redhead, E. [2464] United Kingdom		K002687985		Yes
	Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687710		Yes
	Lewis, R. [816] United Kingdom		K002687772		Yes
	Maria [?] [s.n.] Austria		K002687893		Yes
	Fries, E. [s.n.] Sweden		K002687900		Yes
	Hall, P.M. [1983] United Kingdom		K002687673		Yes
	Hooper, S. [47/60] North Macedonia		K002687962		Yes
	Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687808		Yes
	Otruba, J. [575] Czech Republic		K002687933		Yes
	Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687795		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [78] United Kingdom		K002687779		Yes
	Linton, E.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687676		Yes
	Eyerdam, W.J. [3026] United States		K002564669		Yes
	Lousley, J.E. [2046] United Kingdom		K002687687		Yes
	Moore, D. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687844		Yes
	Riddelsdell, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687705		Yes
	Boott, F. [1] Sweden		K002687896		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [289] United Kingdom		K002687798		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K002687856		Yes
	Richard [s.n.] France		K002687948		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [537] United Kingdom		K002687708		Yes
	[?] [s.n.]		K002688014		Yes
	Hedlund, J.T. [s.n.] Sweden		K002687895		Yes
	Baker, J.G. [1232] United Kingdom		K002687826		Yes
	Lindberg [2] Sweden		K002687916		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [889] United Kingdom		K002687805		Yes
	Townsend, C.C. [540615/2] United Kingdom		K002687738		Yes
	Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687823		Yes
	s.coll. [3234] United Kingdom		K002687818		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [12] United Kingdom		K002687753		Yes
	Moulins, D. [s.n.] France		K002688021		Yes
	Druce, G.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687688		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687764		Yes
	Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [809] Greece		K002687971		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [78] United Kingdom		K002687778		Yes
	Boott, F.; E Tri[ [2] Sweden		K002687903		Yes
	Mann, R.J. [[1732]] United Kingdom		K002687744		Yes
	Willmott, E.A.; Pin, C. [s.n.] France		K002687942		Yes
	Gregor, A.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687839		Yes
	Stearn, W.T. [3] Sweden		K002687912		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [77] United Kingdom		K002687781		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [392] United Kingdom		K002687668		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [894] United Kingdom		K002687990		Yes
	J. E. Z[?] [s.n.] Sweden		K002688017		Yes
	Lousley, J.E. [2088] United Kingdom		K002687689		Yes
	Burgess, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687828		Yes
	Bell, W. [1790] United Kingdom		K002687840		Yes
	Dovaston, H.F. [[753/46]] United Kingdom		K002687730		Yes
	Booth, F. [3] Germany		K002687867		Yes
	Lehmann [s.n.] Germany		K001731929		No
	Summerhayes, V.S.; Milne-Redhead, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom		K002687792		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [338] United Kingdom		K002687801		Yes
	Meebold, A. [s.n.] Germany		K002687871		Yes
	Nelmes, E. [367] United Kingdom		K002687690		Yes
	Figert, E.; Kneucker, A. [253] Germany		K002687864		Yes
	Leenhouts, P.W. [2041] Switzerland		K002687924		Yes
	Ross-Craig, S.; Burtt, B.L.; Sealy, J.R. [1625] United Kingdom		K002687815		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K002687855		Yes
	Lejeune [s.n.] Sweden		K002687921		Yes
	Moore, O.A. [1] United Kingdom		K002687829		Yes
	Lindberg, H. [525] Finland		K002687849		Yes
	Huet du Pavillon, E.; Huet du Pavillon, A. [s.n.] Italy		K002687961		Yes
	Laestadius [s.n.] Sweden		K002687906		Yes
	Beckmann, K.L. [244] Germany	Carex personata	K002688006		Yes
	[B.N. Bogdanovet]; [U.J. Ruzlatov] [333] Kazakhstan	Carex fuscovaginata	K002218241		Yes

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Kew Backbone Distributions
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Carex acuta L.

Distribution

Native to:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

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Other Data

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Carex acuta L.

Distribution

Native to:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

Kew Backbone Distributions

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index External Link

Herbarium Catalogue (374 records)

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

IUCN Categories

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index