| Name | Carex schaffneri W. Boott |
| Authorship | W. Boott |
| Rank | Species |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Carex Linnaeus |
| Remarks | author = W. Boott non Boeck |
| Citation | 1883 Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts xviii: 172 |
| Holdings | 3 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Carex schaffneri W. Boott |
| Identification made in | [no date] (1), 2008 (2) |