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Carex caryophyllea

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID643ff2504791b675694415
Scientific name Carex caryophyllea
Authority Latourr.
First published in Chlor. Lugd. : 27 (1785)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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No documented commercial, industrial, craft, or non-medicinal culinary uses for Carex caryophyllea were found in reliable sources. It is not reported as a source of timber, bast fiber, gums/resins, dyes, or essential oils, nor is it listed among cultivated sod-forming grasses or sedges used for erosion control in standard agronomic references. In the absence of verifiable product-level information, the article should exclude non-medicinal uses sections.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Carex anomala Janka Linnaea 30: 609 (1860)
Carex caryophyllea var. angustifolia Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 126. 1902
Carex caryophyllea f. argyrata (Waisb.) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 465 1909
Carex caryophyllea var. caespitosa (F.Fleisch.) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 465 1909
Carex caryophyllea f. chlorantha (Waisb.) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 465 1909
Carex caryophyllea f. dissita Franch. ex Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 466 1909
Carex caryophyllea f. globuliflora (Waisb.) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 465 1909
Carex caryophyllea f. glomerata (Waisb.) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 465 1909
Carex caryophyllea f. laxiflora (Waisb.) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 465 1909
Carex caryophyllea f. leiocarpa Franch. ex Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 466 1909
Carex caryophyllea f. longibracteata (Beck) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 465 1909
Carex caryophyllea f. longivaginata (Kük.) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 465 1909
Carex caryophyllea f. luxurians (Kük.) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 464 1909
Carex caryophyllea var. mollis Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 126. 1902
Carex caryophyllea var. oxycarpa (Waisb.) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 465 1909
Carex caryophyllea f. pallescens Kneuck. Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 2: 104 1896
Carex caryophyllea f. pedunculata (Beck) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 465 1909
Carex caryophyllea f. pygmaea (F.Fleisch.) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 464 1909
Carex caryophyllea f. refracta (Roth) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 465 1909
Carex caryophyllea f. subpolyrrhiza (Kük.) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 465 1909
Carex caryophyllea f. umbrosiformis (F.Fleisch.) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 464 1909
Carex caryophyllea f. vidalii (Franch. & Sav.) Kük. Pflanzenr. IV, 20(38): 466 1909
Carex fuscotincta Merino Mem. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. ii. 467.
Carex mollis Host Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 4: 46 (1809)
Carex praecox Jacq. Fl. Austriac. 5: 23 (1778)
Carex praecox var. caespitosa F.Fleisch. Riedgr. Würtemb. 18. 1832
Carex praecox var. diastachya Callmé Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 6: 2. 1888
Carex praecox var. dumetorum Blytt Norges Fl. 1: 225. 1861
Carex praecox var. elatior Bogenh. Taschenb. Fl. Jena 378. 1850
Carex praecox f. fissa Kük. Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins n.f., 10: 37 1897
Carex praecox var. insularis Christ Fl. Sard. Comp. 64 1885
Carex praecox var. longifrons Waisb. & Kük. Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins n.f., 10: 37. 1897
Carex praecox f. longivaginata Kük. Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins n.f., 10: 37 1897
Carex praecox f. luxurians Kük. Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins n.f., 10: 37 1897
Carex praecox var. magna Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 716. 1866
Carex praecox f. pygmaea F.Fleisch. Riedgr. Würtemb. 18 1832
Carex praecox f. subpolyrrhiza Kük. Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins n.f., 10: 37 1897
Carex praecox f. umbrosiformis F.Fleisch. Riedgr. Würtemb. 18 1832
Carex praecox var. vidalii Franch. & Sav. Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 565. 1878
Carex setosa Franch. & Sav. Enum. Pl. Jap. 1: 142 (1873)
Carex verna Chaix & Vill. Pl. Vapinc. : 8 (1785)
Carex verna f. argyrata Waisb. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 47: 430 1897
Carex verna var. caespitiformis Waisb. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 43: 281. 1893
Carex verna f. chlorantha Waisb. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 47: 430 1897
Carex verna f. globuliflora Waisb. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 47: 430 1897
Carex verna f. glomerata Waisb. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 47: 4 1897
Carex verna f. laxiflora Waisb. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 47: 430 1897
Carex verna f. longibracteata Beck Fl. Nieder-Österreich 138 1890
Carex verna var. minor Beck Fl. Nieder-Osterreich 139. 1890
Carex verna var. oxycarpa Waisb. Oesterr. Bot. Z. 47: 430. 1897
Carex verna f. pedunculata Beck Fl. Nieder-Osterreich 138. 1890
Carex verna f. subpolyrrhiza (Kük.) C.Vicioso Bol. Inst. Forest. Invest. Exp. 30(79): 118 1959
Carex verna f. umbrosiformis (F.Fleisch.) C.Vicioso Bol. Inst. Forest. Invest. Exp. 30(79): 119 1959
Carex verna f. pygmaea (F.Fleisch.) C.Vicioso Bol. Inst. Forest. Invest. Exp. 30(79): 119 1959
Carex verna f. monostachya (Asch. & Graebn.) C.Vicioso Bol. Inst. Forest. Invest. Exp. 30(79): 120 1959
Carex caryophyllea f. monostachya Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 125 1902
Carex verna f. distans (Merino) C.Vicioso Bol. Inst. Forest. Invest. Exp. 30(79): 120 1959
Carex praecox var. distans Merino Fl. Galicia 3: 180. 1909
Carex praecox var. rhizostachya Cariot Étude Fl. éd. 7, 2: 793. 1884
Carex verna var. rhizostachya (Cariot) C.Vicioso Bol. Inst. Forest. Invest. Exp. 30(79): 120 1959
Carex verna var. cuspidata (Royer) C.Vicioso Bol. Inst. Forest. Invest. Exp. 30(79): 121 1959
Carex praecox var. cuspidata Royer Bull. Soc. Bot. France 16: 91. 1869
Carex caryophyllea var. cuspidata (Royer) Rouy Fl. France 13: 443 1912
Carex caryophyllea var. rhizostachya (Cariot) Rouy Fl. France 13: 443 1912
Carex caryophyllea var. elatior (Bogenh.) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(2): 124 1902
Carex verna var. longivaginata (Kük.) C.Vicioso Bol. Inst. Forest. Invest. Exp. 30(79): 121 1959
Carex verna var. fuscotincta (Merino) C.Vicioso Bol. Inst. Forest. Invest. Exp. 30(79): 121. 1959
Carex praecox var. minor Merino Fl. Galicia 3: 180. 1909
Carex caryophyllea var. insularis (Christ) Briq. Prodr. Fl. Corse 1: 204 1910
Carex insulana Rouy Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 13: 443. 1912 [May 1912]
Carex saxatilis Huds. Fl. Angl. : 351 (1762)
Carex decumbens Moench Methodus 323. 1794 (1794)
Carex praecox var. refracta (Roth) Rchb. Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 12: t. 635. 1850
Carex caryophyllea var. sierra-nevadae H.Lindb. Acta Soc. Sci. Fenn., Ser. B, Opera Biol. 1(2): 27. 1932
Carex caryophyllea var. fuscotincta (Merino) C.Vicioso Bol. Inst. Forest. Invest. Exp. 79: 121. 1959
Carex praecox var. insularis H.Christ ex Barbey Fl. Sard. Comp. 64 1885
Carex caryophyllea prol. insulana Rouy Fl. France 13: 443 (1912)
Carex caryophyllea f. gynobasis P.Fourn. Quatre Fl. France : 110 (1935)
Carex praecox f. longevaginata Kük. Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins 10: 37 (1897)
Carex praeox var. refracta (Roth) Andersson Pl. Scand. 1: 29 (1849)
Carex pediformis var. rostrata F.Schmidt Reis. Amur-Land., Bot. : 68 (1868)
Carex praecox var. monostachya (Asch. & Graebn.) Merino Fl. Galicia 3: 181 (1909)
Carex insulana (Rouy) Prain Index Kew. Suppl. 5: 48 (1921)
Carex caryophyllea var. cuspidata Royer Bull. Soc. Bot. France 16: 91 (1869)
Carex verna var. pedunculata Beck Fl. Nieder-Österreich : 138 (1890)

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Language Common/alternative name
English vernal sedge
English spring-sedge
Belarusian асака вясенняя
Bulgarian пролетна острица
Catalan càrex vernal
Czech ostřice jarní
Welsh hesgen gynnar
Danish vår-star
German frühlingssegge
German frühlings-segge
Estonian kevadtarn
Finnish kevätsara
French laîche printanière
Upper Sorbian nalětnja rězna
Lithuanian ankstyvoji viksva
Latvian pavasara grīslis
Norwegian Bokmål vårstarr
Dutch voorjaarszegge
Polish turzyca wiosenna
Russian Осока шершавошиповатая
Russian Осока гвоздичная
Russian Осока русская
Russian Осока митровая
Russian Осока весенняя
Swedish vårstarr
Ukrainian Осока весняна

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Asia-temperate
    • Caucasus
      • North Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan
      • Turkmenistan
    • Mongolia
      • Mongolia
    • Siberia
      • Altay
      • West Siberia
    • Western Asia
      • Iran
      • Turkey
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
      • Belarus
      • Central European Russia
      • East European Russia
      • Krym
      • Northwest European Russia
      • South European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Finland
      • Great Britain
      • Ireland
      • Norway
      • Sweden
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Sicilia
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Corse
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Sardegna
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Maine
      • Massachusetts
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • District Of Columbia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000345352
Canadensys 4806
USDA Plants CACA23
Tropicos 9900143
INPN 88415
Flora of Italy 7957
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324492-2
The Plant List kew-225358
Plantarium 8473
Open Tree Of Life 758240
Observations.org 2395
NCBI Taxonomy 502401
NBN Atlas NHMSYS0000456837
Nature Serve 2.157590
IPNI 324492-2
iNaturalist 159906
GBIF 2727655
EPPO CRXCA
EOL 1124759
Elurikkus 3405
USDA GRIN 409624
Wikipedia Carex_caryophyllea

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_964339005.2 lpCarCary1.hap1.2 Chromosome WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE 2025-10-18 39 503.86 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

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Exploring the effects of habitat management on grassland biodiversity: A case study from northern Serbia Milić D, Rat M, Bokić B, Mudri-Stojnić S, Milošević N, Sukur N, Jakovetić D, Radak B, Tot T, Vujanović D, Anačkov G, Radišić D PLoS One 28-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10977728
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0301391
PMID:38547306
Foraging behavior of Highland cattle in silvopastoral systems in the Alps Nota G, Svensk M, Barberis D, Frund D, Pagani R, Pittarello M, Probo M, Ravetto Enri S, Lonati M, Lombardi G Agrofor Syst 22-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10830757
doi:10.1007/s10457-023-00926-z
PMID:38314106
Insect Biodiversity in a Prealpine Suburban Hilly Area in Italy Lupi D, Zanetti A, Triberti P, Facchini S, Rigato F, Jucker C, Malabusini S, Savoldelli S, Cortesi P, Loni A Insects 24-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10532219
doi:10.3390/insects14090727
PMID:37754695
Examination of the Effects of Domestic Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Grazing on Wetland and Dry Grassland Habitats Fűrész A, Penksza K, Sipos L, Turcsányi-Járdi I, Szentes S, Fintha G, Penksza P, Viszló L, Szalai F, Wagenhoffer Z Plants (Basel) 31-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10255522
doi:10.3390/plants12112184
PMID:37299162
Scrub encroachment promotes biodiversity in temperate European wetlands under eutrophic conditions Brunbjerg AK, Fløjgaard C, Frøslev TG, Andersen DK, Bruun HH, Dalby L, Goldberg I, Lehmann LJ, Moeslund JE, Ejrnæs R Ecol Evol 01-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9627074
doi:10.1002/ece3.9445
PMID:36340817
Effectiveness of plants and green infrastructure utilization in ambient particulate matter removal Wróblewska K, Jeong BR Environ Sci Eur 25-Sep-2021
PMCID:PMC8475335
doi:10.1186/s12302-021-00547-2
PMID:34603905
The transition to agricultural cultivation of neo-crops may fail to account for wild genetic diversity patterns: insights from the Cape Floristic Region Galuszynski NC PeerJ 09-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8197031
doi:10.7717/peerj.11462
PMID:34178439
An unknown hotspot of plant diversity in the heart of the Central Apennine: flora and vegetation outline of Mt. Pozzoni-St. Rufo valley (Cittareale, Rieti) Lattanzi E, Del Vico E, Tranquilli R, Farris E, Marignani M, Rosati L PhytoKeys 31-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8390790
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.178.62947
PMID:34475797
A multi-kingdom metabarcoding study on cattle grazing Alpine pastures discloses intra-seasonal shifts in plant selection and faecal microbiota Palumbo F, Squartini A, Barcaccia G, Macolino S, Pornaro C, Pindo M, Sturaro E, Ramanzin M Sci Rep 13-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7806629
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-79474-w
PMID:33441587
Contribution to the Orophilous Cushion-Like Vegetation of Central-Southern and Insular Greece Musarella CM, Brullo S, del Galdo GG Plants (Basel) 30-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7760968
doi:10.3390/plants9121678
PMID:33266088
Evaluation of the Possibility of Using Hydroponic Cultivations for the Removal of Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Municipal Sewage Treatment Plants Wolecki D, Caban M, Pazda M, Stepnowski P, Kumirska J Molecules 31-Dec-2019
PMCID:PMC6982867
doi:10.3390/molecules25010162
PMID:31906110
Can we learn from the ecology of the Bohemian gentian and save another closely related species of Gentianella? Křenová Z, Brabec J, Rössler S, Kindlmann P PLoS One 19-Dec-2019
PMCID:PMC6922359
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0226487
PMID:31856191
Leaf trait variability between and within subalpine grassland species differs depending on site conditions and herbivory Firn J, Nguyen H, Schütz M, Risch AC Proc Biol Sci 24-Jul-2019
PMCID:PMC6661350
doi:10.1098/rspb.2019.0429
PMID:31337314
Comparing the accuracy of PCR-capillary electrophoresis and cuticle microhistological analysis for assessing diet composition in ungulates: A case study with Pyrenean chamois Espunyes J, Espunya C, Chaves S, Calleja JA, Bartolomé J, Serrano E PLoS One 22-May-2019
PMCID:PMC6530829
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0216345
PMID:31116750
Seasonal diet composition of Pyrenean chamois is mainly shaped by primary production waves Espunyes J, Bartolomé J, Garel M, Gálvez-Cerón A, Fernández Aguilar X, Colom-Cadena A, Calleja JA, Gassó D, Jarque L, Lavín S, Marco I, Serrano E PLoS One 23-Jan-2019
PMCID:PMC6343923
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0210819
PMID:30673757

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