Carex myosurus

Carex myosurus Nees, Contr. Bot. India: 122 (1834) (syn: Carex aequata Nees ex Boott ; Carex kuntzeana Boeckeler ; Carex longebracteata Steud. ; Carex longebracteata f. angustifolia Kük. ; Carex longebracteata f. distans Kük. ; Carex macrophylla Hochst. ex Steud. ; Carex myosurus var. gracilior Kük. ; Carex myosurus var. nobilis (Boott) C.B.Clarke ; Carex myosurus var. praestans (C.B.Clarke) Kük. ; Carex myosurus subsp. spiculata (Boott) Kük. ; Carex nobilis Boott ; Carex praestans C.B.Clarke ; Carex spiculata Boott);
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China (NW. Yunnan) to Tropical Asia: Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tibet, Vietnam as per POWO;
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FOR ID :: Grass :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 1:48 PM IST: 6 images.

FOR ID ::
Grass

The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 1:48 PM IST
Naduvattam, about 1705 m asl

Carex myosurus Nees

Yes, I can agree with Carex myosurus.

Comment from Pedro Jimenez-Mejias (@pjimmej – Expert in Carex systematics) in iNaturalist, quoted below:

He disagrees that this is Carex myosurus.

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Certainly it is a close relative of C. myosurus. The group is in need of revision. Being C. myosurus described from the Himalaya, there is a chance that this S Indian plant is a different taxon.

References:
POWO GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of China Flora of Pakistan Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal India Flora Online Wikipedia Cyperaceae

Updated on September 16, 2026

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