Synonyms: Carex flava f. latifolia; Carex flava var. elatior; Carex flava var. laevigata; Carex flava var. minor (heterotypic); Carex flava var. nelmesiana; Carex flava var. polystachya; Carex jemtlandica var. gotlandiae; Carex jemtlandica var. kainuensis; Carex lepidocarpa f. laeviculmis; Carex lepidocarpa f. laevigata; Carex lepidocarpa f. major; Carex lepidocarpa f. rectirostris; Carex lepidocarpa var. cylindrostachys; Carex lepidocarpa var. nelmesiana; Carex lepidocarpa var. pseudolepidocarpa; Carex lepidocarpa var. sphaerostachys; Carex lepidocarpa var. turgida; Carex lipsiensis; Carex oederi f. elatior; Carex oederi var. elatior; Carex oederi var. major; Carex pyriformis (heterotypic); Carex viridula elatior; Carex viridula var. elatior