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December 2023

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Carex capillaris L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 977 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000345294.

Synonyms of Carex capillaris L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Carex capillaris var. tenuior Lange Meddel. Gronland 3: 148 (-149). 1880 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000345316
Carex plena Clairv. Man. Herbor. Suisse : 292 (1811) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000350133
Loxotrema capillaris (L.) Raf. Good Book : 25 (1840) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000463332
Trasus capillaris (L.) Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 66 (1821 publ. 1822) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000590425
Carex capillaris var. capillaris wfo-0001301810
Carex capillaris f. typica B.Boivin Naturaliste Canad. 75: 203 (1948) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001321866
Carex capillaris var. minima Beck Fl. Nieder-Österreich 1: 144 (1890) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001379882
Carex capillaris var. alpestris Andersson Pl. Scand. 1: 32 (1849) wfo-1200032967

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link