Cyperaceae is a plant family in the Plantae kingdom, order Poales, class Liliopsida. The family contains 772 accepted species worldwide.
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Carex debilis Michx.
Carex debilis is a clumping perennial flowering sedge native to acidic-soil site…
Carex tribuloides Wahlenb.
Carex tribuloides (blunt broom sedge) is a flowering Carex species native to eas…
Carex atherodes Spreng.
Wheat sedge (Carex atherodes) is a common native wetland sedge found across Eura…
Carex crinita Lam.
Fringed sedge (Carex crinita Lam.) is a flowering Carex species native to centra…
Scleria oligantha Michx.
Scleria oligantha Michx. is a tufted plant found across parts of the US, Mexico,…
Carex cumulata (L.H.Bailey) Mack.
Carex cumulata is a perennial species of Carex native to North America, with sev…
Cyperus sanguinolentus Vahl
Cyperus sanguinolentus, purple-glume flat sedge, is a widespread erect sedge wit…
Carex melanostachya M.Bieb. ex Willd.
Great Plains sedge (Carex melanostachya) is a flowering Carex species native fro…
Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla
Schoenoplectus pungens is a perennial wetland herb often misidentified as the cl…
Fimbristylis vahlii (Lam.) Link
Fimbristylis vahlii, commonly called Vahl's fimbry, is a small clumping sedge na…
Carex merritt-fernaldii Mack.
Fernald's sedge (Carex merritt-fernaldii) is a perennial sedge from northeastern…
Cyperus iria L.
Cyperus iria L., commonly called rice flat sedge, is a worldwide tufted sedge th…
Cyperaceae plants belong to the Poales order in the Plantae kingdom. It has two distinct types of triangular stems: reproductive stems that bear clusters of flowers and fruits called spikes at their tips, and vegetative stems that do not produce any spikes. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Cyperaceae is classified in the order Poales, class Liliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta. The family contains 772 accepted species worldwide.
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