Boott, F. (1858), Illustrations of the Genus Carex 1: 44, t. 110 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In Himalaya orientali temperata (uliginosis), alt. 10–12,000 ped., ad Sikkim, J.D. Hooker; Bhotan, Griffith."

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 438 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Carex simplicissima F.Muell. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 129 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 217 [secondary reference]

Moore, C. (1893), Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales: 465 [secondary reference]

Kükenthal, G. in Engler, H.G.A. (1909), Cyperaceae - Caricoideae. Das Pflanzenreich 38: 102 [basionym]

basionym of: Carex rara subsp. capillacea (Boott) Kük. legitimate

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 491 [basionym]

basionym of: Carex rara var. capillacea (Boott) Domin legitimate

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 491 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Carex rara var. typica Domin nom. inval. by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 438

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Carex rara var. typica Domin nom. inval. by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 129

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Carex rara var. typica Domin nom. inval. by Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 217

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Carex rara var. typica Domin nom. inval. by Moore, C. (1893), Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales: 465

Nelmes, E. (1951), The Genus Carex in Malaysia. Reinwardtia 1(3): 405-407 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 74 [secondary reference]

Kern, J.H. & Nooteboom, H.P. (1979), Cyperaceae — II. Flora Malesiana Series I 9(1): 158-159 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Carex rara subsp. capillacea (Boott) Kük. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 10 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Carex rara subsp. capillacea (Boott) Kük. legitimate

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Cyperaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 396 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Carex rara subsp. capillacea (Boott) Kük. legitimate

Curtis, W.M. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Carex. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 148-149, Fig. 47A [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Cyperaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 355-356, Fig. 71p [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Carex rara subsp. capillacea (Boott) Kük. legitimate

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Carex rara subsp. capillacea (Boott) Kük. legitimate

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 84 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Carex rara subsp. capillacea (Boott) Kük. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Carex rara var. capillacea (Boott) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carex simplicissima F.Muell. legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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