Taxon:  Carex simpliciuscula Wahlenb.



Summary
Genus:
Carex
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Cariceae
Nomen number:
447634
Place of publication:
Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24:141.  1803
Verified:
02/09/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Kobresia simpliciuscula (Wahlenb.) Mack.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Global Carex Group. 2015. Making Carex monophyletic (Cyperaceae, tribe Cariceae): a new broader circumscription. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 179:25.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishfalse sedge as Kobresia simpliciuscula1Rønning, O. I. 1996. The flora of Svalbard. Note: as Kobresia simpliciuscula
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as "Cobresia"
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as "Cobresia"
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as "Cobresia"
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as "Cobresia"
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationBuryatia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as "Cobresia"
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChita Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as "Cobresia"
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as "Cobresia"
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSvalbard and Jan Mayen  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland and Labrador FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorado FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesIdaho FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWyoming FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtah FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaNorthwest Territories FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaYukon FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaGreenland   
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaUnited StatesAlaska FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitoba FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Buryatia, Chita, Gorno-Altay]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, United Kingdom, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Slovakia
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy, Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon], Greenland, United States [Alaska]
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Utah]

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  4. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as "Cobresia"
  5. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=447634. Accessed 10 October 2026.