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Cyperaceae

Carex tomentosa L.

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex

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Carex tomentosa (Carex tomentosa)
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Synonyms

  • Carex brueckneri Kük.
  • Carex caesia Griseb.
  • Carex grasmanniana (O.Lang) Rabenh. ex Steud.
  • Carex grassmanniana Rabenh.
  • Carex nordmannii A.Kern. ex Palla
  • Carex sphaerocarpa Ehrh.
  • Carex subvillosa M.Bieb.
  • Carex tomentosa f. globifera Schur
  • Carex tomentosa f. gracilis O.Lang
  • Carex tomentosa f. grasmanniana (Rabenh.) O.Lang
  • Carex tomentosa f. gynandra A.T.Szabó
  • Carex tomentosa f. luxuriosa Waisb.
  • Carex tomentosa f. nigrescens Kük. & Litv.
  • Carex tomentosa f. nordmannii (A.Kern. ex Palla) Kük.
  • Carex tomentosa f. pallida Waisb.
  • Carex tomentosa subsp. globifera (Schur) Asch.
  • Carex tomentosa subsp. grassmanniana (Rabenh.) Asch.
  • Carex tomentosa subsp. nordmannii (A.Kern. ex Palla) K.Richt.
  • Carex tomentosa subsp. subvillosa (M.Bieb.) Nyman
  • Carex tomentosa var. caesia (Griseb.) Nyman
  • Carex tomentosa var. decalvescens Kük.
  • Carex tomentosa var. globifera Schur
  • Carex tomentosa var. gracillima Schur
  • Carex tomentosa var. grasmanniana (O.Lang) Asch.
  • Carex tomentosa var. lucana A.Terracc.
  • Trasus tomentosus (L.) Gray

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.