Carex alpestris Lam. Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Published in Encycl. 3: 389 (1792) Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Liliopsida order Poales family Cyperaceae genus Carex species Carex cespitosa Name Homonyms Carex alpestris Dewey Carex alpestris Lam. Carex alpestris All. Carex alpestris Gaudin Carex alpestris Clairv., 1811