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December 2023

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Carex retrorsa Schwein.

This species name was first published in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 71 (1824) 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-0000350652.

Synonyms of Carex retrorsa Schwein.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Carex lupulina var. gigantoidea Dewey Amer. J. Sci. Arts , ser. 2, 41: 328 (1866) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000348523
Carex reversa Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 827 (1826) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000350664
Carex retrorsa var. gigantoides Farw. Rhodora 23: 87 (1921) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000792399
Carex retrorsa var. multispicula Lepage Naturaliste Canad. 86: 68 (1959) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000792400
Carex retrorsa var. robinsonii Fernald Rhodora 8: 201 (1906) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000792401
Carex retrorsa f. retrorsa wfo-0001301860