Carex caryophyllea is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae first described by Marc Antoine Louis Claret de La Tourrette. Two varieties are listed in the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families:
Carex caryophyllea var. caryophyllea — temperate regions of the Old World
Carex caryophyllea var. microtricha (Franch.) Kük. — Far East, Korea, North and Central Japan
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