Carex muricata

Carex muricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. muricata
Binomial name
Carex muricata
Synonyms
List
    • Carex astracanica Willd. ex Kunth
    • Carex divulsa Gaudin [Illegitimate]
    • Carex divulsa subsp. orsiniana (Ten.) K.Richt.
    • Carex intermedia Retz.
    • Carex muricata var. alpina Gaudin
    • Carex muricata subsp. lamprocarpa (Wallr.) Celak.
    • Carex muricata var. lamprocarpa Wallr.
    • Carex muricata subsp. muricata
    • Carex muricata var. muricata
    • Carex muricata subsp. orsiniana (Ten.) Nyman
    • Carex orsiniana Ten.
    • Carex pairae subsp. borealis Hyl.
    • Carex pairae var. javanica Nelmes
    • Carex serotina Ten. [Illegitimate]
    • Carex stellulata M.Bieb. [Illegitimate]
    • Carex tenuissima Schur [Illegitimate]
    • Carex tergestina Hoppe ex Boott
    • Carex viridis Spenn. [Illegitimate]
    • Carex vulpina Hohen. [Illegitimate]
    • Caricina muricata (L.) St.-Lag.
    • Vignea altissima Schur
    • Vignea muricata (L.) Rchb.
    • Vignea muricata subsp. lamprocarpa (Wallr.) Soják
    • Vignea tenuissima Schur

Carex muricata, the rough sedge or prickly sedge (a name it shares with other species), is a species of Carex found in Europe and western Asia as far as the Himalayas. It has been introduced elsewhere. Poorly studied, Carex muricata is considered a species aggregate. The aggregate has been subject to a great deal of taxonomic confusion over the years and has yet to be fully resolved.