Taxon:  Carex comans Berggr.



Summary
Genus:
Carex
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Cariceae
Nomen number:
465091
Place of publication:
Minneskr. Fysiogr. Sällsk. Lund 8:28, t. 7, fig. 15-19.  1878
Verified:
05/05/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  3. Molina G., A. M. 2011. Review of Cyperaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 31 Mar.
  4. Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
  5. Simpson, D. A. & C. A. Inglis. 2001. Cyperaceae of economic, ethnobotanical and horticultural importance: a checklist. Kew Bull. 56:264-265.
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English frosted-curls 1 Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
English hair sedge 1 Molina G., A. M. 2011. Review of Cyperaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 31 Mar.
English Longwood tussock 1 Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAustralasiaNew ZealandNew ZealandNorth Island 
1NativeAustralasiaNew ZealandNew ZealandSouth Island 
1NativeAustralasiaNew ZealandNew ZealandStewart Island 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand [North Island, South Island, Stewart Island]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Weed  Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=465091. Accessed 8 May 2026.