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VicFlora Flora of Victoria
  1. Plantae
  2. Tracheophyta
  3. Magnoliopsida
  4. Poales
  5. Cyperaceae
  6. Carex

Carex tribuloides

Wahlenb.
Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 145 (1803)
Taxonomic status Accepted
Occurrence status Present
Origin Introduced
Degree of establishment Naturalised

GipP, WaP.

2 varieties, only the nominate variety occurring in Australia.

Created by: Val Stajsic, 1 Jul. 2015
Updated by: Val Stajsic, 15 Nov. 2019
Carex tribuloides (hero image) Spinning
Carex tribuloides (distribution map) Spinning
kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Poales
family
Cyperaceae
genus
Carex
Higher taxa

species
Carex tribuloides Wahlenb.

Subordinate taxa
variety
Carex tribuloides var. tribuloides
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