⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-231024, with some changes.

Carex sparsiflora subsp. altocaulis (Dewey) Britton is a synonym of Carex vaginata var. vaginata

This name is a synonym of Carex vaginata var. vaginata .

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as a synonym (record 231024) with original publication details: Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 1: 326 1896.