Carex caryophyllea

Carex caryophyllea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. caryophyllea
Binomial name
Carex caryophyllea
Latourr., 1785

Carex caryophyllea is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae first described by Marc Antoine Louis Claret de La Tourrette. Two varieties are listed in the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families:

  • Carex caryophyllea var. caryophyllea — temperate regions of the Old World
  • Carex caryophyllea var. microtricha (Franch.) Kük. — Far East, Korea, North and Central Japan