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The Family Cyperaceae, or the Sedge family, is a taxon of monocot flowering plants that superficially resemble grasses or rushes. The family is large, with some 4,000 species described in about 70 genera. These species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical Asia and tropical South America. While sedges may be found growing in all kinds of situations, they tend to be associated with wet places and poor soils.
Some well-known sedges include the water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) and the papyrus sedge (Cyperus papyrus), from which the Ancient Egyptian writing material was made. This family also includes cotton-grass (Eriophorum), spike-rush (Eleocharis), sawgrass (Cladium), nutsedge or nutgrass (Cyperus, a common lawn weed), Elk sedge (Carex geyeri), and White Star Sedge (Rhynchospora colorata).
Genera
- Becca
- Blysmus
- Bolboschoenus
- Carex
- Cladium
- Cyperus
- Desmoschoenus
- Eleocharis
- Eleogiton
- Elyna
- Eriophorum
- Fimbristylis
- Fuirena
- Isolepis
- Kobresia
- Lipocarpha
- Rhynchospora
- Schoenoplectus
- Schoenus
- Scirpoides
- Scirpus
- Trichophorum
Eleocharis gonzaleziae (Cyperaceae), a New Species from Northern Mexico http://kele.es/nVx
Bio_Network (George Maine) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:31:01 -0000
Eleocharis gonzaleziae (Cyperaceae), a New Species from Northern Mexico http://kele.es/nVx
RT @allaboutgod Darwin's Theory Video http://bit.ly/17ixlO
cyperaceae (sln) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:16:45 -0000
RT @allaboutgod Darwin's Theory Video http://bit.ly/17ixlO
Achene Microstructure in Pycreus, Gahnia and Schoenus (Cyperaceae) from China and Their Taxonomic Significance http://j.mp/5eBdE2
J_Jpn_Bot (æ¤ç©ç 究éèª J.Jpn.botany) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:27:03 -0000
Achene Microstructure in Pycreus, Gahnia and Schoenus (Cyperaceae) from China and Their Taxonomic Significance http://j.mp/5eBdE2
A New Species of Schoenoplectus (Cyperaceae) from Southern Africa http://j.mp/8ED5yk
J_Jpn_Bot (æ¤ç©ç 究éèª J.Jpn.botany) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:26:49 -0000
A New Species of Schoenoplectus (Cyperaceae) from Southern Africa http://j.mp/8ED5yk
Description of Cyperaceae - Habit and leaf form; Anatomy; Morphology; Physiology; Biochemistry; Geography.
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The Cyperaceae - Description of the sedge family, with photos and descriptions of several specimens from Hawaii.
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