Information about Cyperaceae
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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, like wetlands, 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).
The term sedge may sometimes refer to any member of the sedge family, but it often refers only to the genus Carex.[1]
The feature which distinguishes members of the sedge family from grasses or rushes is that members of the sedge family have triangular stems (with occasional exceptions).<ref name="backyardnature" />[2][3]
Genera
- Becca
- Blysmus
- Bolboschoenus
- Carex
- Cladium
- Cyperus
- Desmoschoenus
- Eleocharis
- Eleogiton
- Elyna
- Eriophorum
- Fimbristylis
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Broad-leaved Cotton-grass (Eriophorum latifolium)
- Fuirena
- Isolepis
- Kobresia
- Lepidosperma
- Lipocarpha
- Pycreus
- Rhynchospora
- Schoenoplectus
- Schoenus
- Scirpoides
- Scirpus
- Trichophorum
References
1. ^ Grasslike non-grasses.
2. ^ 210. CYPERACEAE Jussieu. Flora of North America. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
3. ^ Glumiflorae: More on Morphology. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
2. ^ 210. CYPERACEAE Jussieu. Flora of North America. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
3. ^ Glumiflorae: More on Morphology. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
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C. polystachyos
Binomial name
Cyperus polystachyos
Cyperus polystachyos, also known as Pycreus polystachyos is a herbaceous species in the family Cyperaceae.
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Binomial name
Cyperus polystachyos
Cyperus polystachyos, also known as Pycreus polystachyos is a herbaceous species in the family Cyperaceae.
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Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Plantae
Haeckel, 1866[1]
Divisions
Green algae
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Haeckel, 1866[1]
Divisions
Green algae
- Chlorophyta
- Charophyta
- Non-vascular land plants (bryophytes)
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Magnoliophyta
Classes
Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Liliopsida - Monocots
The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms comprise the two extant groups of seed plants.
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Classes
Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Liliopsida - Monocots
The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms comprise the two extant groups of seed plants.
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Liliopsida is a botanical name for the class containing the family Liliaceae (or Lily Family). It is considered synonymous (or nearly synonymous) with the name monocotyledon. Publication of the name is credited to Scopoli (in 1760): see author citation (botany).
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Poales
Small
families
See text
Poales is order of flowering plants in the monocotyledons, and includes families of plants such as the grasses, bromeliads, and sedges.
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Small
families
See text
Poales is order of flowering plants in the monocotyledons, and includes families of plants such as the grasses, bromeliads, and sedges.
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Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
Born March 12 1748
Lyon, France
Died September 17 1836 (aged 88)
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Born March 12 1748
Lyon, France
Died September 17 1836 (aged 88)
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genus (plural: genera) is part of the Latinized name for an organism. It is a name which reflects the classification of the organism by grouping it with other closely similar organisms.
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Monocotyledones
orders
about 10; see text
Monocotyledons or monocots are one of two major groups of flowering plants (angiosperms) that are traditionally recognized, dicotyledons or dicots being the other.
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orders
about 10; see text
Monocotyledons or monocots are one of two major groups of flowering plants (angiosperms) that are traditionally recognized, dicotyledons or dicots being the other.
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Magnoliophyta
Classes
Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Liliopsida - Monocots
The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms comprise the two extant groups of seed plants.
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Classes
Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Liliopsida - Monocots
The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms comprise the two extant groups of seed plants.
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Poaceae
(R.Br.) Barnhart
Subfamilies
There are 7 subfamilies:
Subfamily Arundinoideae
Subfamily Bambusoideae
Subfamily Centothecoideae
Subfamily Chloridoideae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Subfamily Pooideae
Subfamily Stipoideae
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(R.Br.) Barnhart
Subfamilies
There are 7 subfamilies:
Subfamily Arundinoideae
Subfamily Bambusoideae
Subfamily Centothecoideae
Subfamily Chloridoideae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Subfamily Pooideae
Subfamily Stipoideae
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Juncaceae
Juss.
Type genus
Juncus
L.
Genera
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Juss.
Type genus
Juncus
L.
Genera
- Andesia
- Distichia
- Juncus - Rush
- Luzula - Woodrush
- Marsippospermum
- Oxychloë
- Prionium
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In physical geography, a wetland is an environment "at the interface between truly terrestrial ecosystems and aquatic systems making them inherently
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E. dulcis
Binomial name
Eleocharis dulcis
(Burm.f.) Trin. ex Hensch.
The Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis; synonyms E. equisetina, E. indica, E. plantaginea, E.
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Binomial name
Eleocharis dulcis
(Burm.f.) Trin. ex Hensch.
The Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis; synonyms E. equisetina, E. indica, E. plantaginea, E.
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Papyrus is an early form of thick paper-like material produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt.
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C. papyrus
Binomial name
Cyperus papyrus
L.
Papyrus sedge, also known as Bulrush or Paper reed (Cyperus papyrus) is a monocot belonging to the sedge family Cyperaceae.
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Binomial name
Cyperus papyrus
L.
Papyrus sedge, also known as Bulrush or Paper reed (Cyperus papyrus) is a monocot belonging to the sedge family Cyperaceae.
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Writing material refers to the materials that provide the surfaces on which humans use writing instruments to inscribe writings. The same materials can also be used for symbolic or representational drawings.
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Eriophorum
L.
Species
See text
Eriophorum (Cottongrass, Cotton-grass or Cottonsedge) is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, the Sedge family.
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L.
Species
See text
Eriophorum (Cottongrass, Cotton-grass or Cottonsedge) is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, the Sedge family.
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Eleocharis
R. Br.
Eleocharis is a genus of 200 - 250 species including many species in the sedge family. They are known commonly as spikerushes. These are generally solid-stemmed weedy grasslike plants, usually aquatic.
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R. Br.
Eleocharis is a genus of 200 - 250 species including many species in the sedge family. They are known commonly as spikerushes. These are generally solid-stemmed weedy grasslike plants, usually aquatic.
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Cladium
P.Browne
Species
See text.
Cladium (Fen-sedge, Sawgrass or Twig-sedge) is a genus of large sedges, with a world-wide distribution in tropical and temperate regions.
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P.Browne
Species
See text.
Cladium (Fen-sedge, Sawgrass or Twig-sedge) is a genus of large sedges, with a world-wide distribution in tropical and temperate regions.
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Cyperus
L.
Species
About 600 species; see text
Cyperus is a large genus of about 600 species of sedges, distributed throughout all continents in both tropical and temperate regions.
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L.
Species
About 600 species; see text
Cyperus is a large genus of about 600 species of sedges, distributed throughout all continents in both tropical and temperate regions.
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R. colorata
Binomial name
Rhynchospora colorata
(L.) H. Pfeiffer
White Star Sedge (Rhynchospora colorata), also known as White-topped Sedge and Starrush Whitetop
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Binomial name
Rhynchospora colorata
(L.) H. Pfeiffer
White Star Sedge (Rhynchospora colorata), also known as White-topped Sedge and Starrush Whitetop
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Carex
L.
Species
See text
Carex is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (although other, related species are also called sedges, those of genus Carex may be called "true" sedges).
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L.
Species
See text
Carex is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (although other, related species are also called sedges, those of genus Carex may be called "true" sedges).
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Carex
L.
Species
See text
Carex is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (although other, related species are also called sedges, those of genus Carex may be called "true" sedges).
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L.
Species
See text
Carex is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (although other, related species are also called sedges, those of genus Carex may be called "true" sedges).
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Cladium
P.Browne
Species
See text.
Cladium (Fen-sedge, Sawgrass or Twig-sedge) is a genus of large sedges, with a world-wide distribution in tropical and temperate regions.
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P.Browne
Species
See text.
Cladium (Fen-sedge, Sawgrass or Twig-sedge) is a genus of large sedges, with a world-wide distribution in tropical and temperate regions.
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Cyperus
L.
Species
About 600 species; see text
Cyperus is a large genus of about 600 species of sedges, distributed throughout all continents in both tropical and temperate regions.
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L.
Species
About 600 species; see text
Cyperus is a large genus of about 600 species of sedges, distributed throughout all continents in both tropical and temperate regions.
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Eleocharis
R. Br.
Eleocharis is a genus of 200 - 250 species including many species in the sedge family. They are known commonly as spikerushes. These are generally solid-stemmed weedy grasslike plants, usually aquatic.
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R. Br.
Eleocharis is a genus of 200 - 250 species including many species in the sedge family. They are known commonly as spikerushes. These are generally solid-stemmed weedy grasslike plants, usually aquatic.
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Eriophorum
L.
Species
See text
Eriophorum (Cottongrass, Cotton-grass or Cottonsedge) is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, the Sedge family.
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L.
Species
See text
Eriophorum (Cottongrass, Cotton-grass or Cottonsedge) is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, the Sedge family.
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Rhynchospora
Vahl
Species
About 400; see text
Rhynchospora (Beak-sedge or Star-sedge) is a genus of about 400 species of sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution.
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Vahl
Species
About 400; see text
Rhynchospora (Beak-sedge or Star-sedge) is a genus of about 400 species of sedges with a cosmopolitan distribution.
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