World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Carex acuta var. tricostata (Fr.) Cr�p., Man. Fl. Belgique, ed. 2: 322 (1866).

This name is a synonym.

Homotypic Names:
Accepted Name:	Carex acuta L., Sp. Pl.: 978 (1753).
Family:	Cyperaceae
* Carex tricostata Fr., Novit. Fl. Suec. Mant. 3: 152 (1843). Carex gracilis var. tricostata (Fr.) Asch., Fl. Brandenburg 1: 776 (1864). Carex vulgaris var. tricostata (Fr.) Boott, Ill. Gen. Carex 4: 168 (1867). Carex vulgaris subsp. tricostata (Fr.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 156 (1890). Carex gracilis subsp. tricostata (Fr.) Suess. in G.Hegi, Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 2: 81 (1908). Carex acuta proles tricostata (Fr.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 13: 500 (1912). * Basionym/Replaced Synonym
Original Compiler:	R.Govaerts