Cyperaceae
Caustis pentandra R.Br.
Caustis pentandra R.Br.
Caustis pentandra, the thick twist rush, is a widely distributed Australian grass-like plant first described in 1810.
Caustis recurvata Spreng.
Caustis recurvata Spreng.
Caustis recurvata is an Australian native perennial sedge in the Cyperaceae family, found along the east coast from New South Wales to Queensland.
Oreobolus pectinatus Hook.f.
Oreobolus pectinatus Hook.f.
Oreobolus pectinatus is a perennial cushion-forming sedge found across a range of elevations in New Zealand's subantarctic and main islands.
Carpha alpina R.Br.
Carpha alpina R.Br.
Carpha alpina R.Br. is a small perennial sedge found in mountainous areas of Australasia and Papua New Guinea.
Gahnia grandis (Labill.) S.T.Blake
Gahnia grandis (Labill.) S.T.Blake
Gahnia grandis, or cutting grass, is a hardy Australian native sedge with multiple traditional and modern uses.
Gahnia beecheyi H.Mann
Gahnia beecheyi H.Mann
Gahnia beecheyi is a tussock-forming perennial in Cyperaceae, native to parts of Hawaii.
Gahnia filum (Labill.) F.Muell.
Gahnia filum (Labill.) F.Muell.
Gahnia filum, or chaffy saw-sedge, is an Australian endemic tussock perennial that hosts the endangered yellow sedge-skipper butterfly.
Gahnia melanocarpa R.Br.
Gahnia melanocarpa R.Br.
Black fruit saw-sedge (Gahnia melanocarpa) is a tussock-forming perennial plant native to eastern Australia.
Gahnia setifolia (A.Rich.) Hook.f.
Gahnia setifolia (A.Rich.) Hook.f.
Gahnia setifolia is a native New Zealand sedge found across the North Island and northern South Island.
Gahnia rigida Kirk
Gahnia rigida Kirk
Gahnia rigida is a tussock-forming perennial Cyperaceae plant native to parts of New Zealand.
Gahnia procera J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Gahnia procera J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Gahnia procera is a tussock-forming Cyperaceae perennial native to parts of New Zealand.
Gahnia tristis Nees
Gahnia tristis Nees
Gahnia tristis Nees is a tussock-forming perennial Cyperaceae plant native to parts of southeast Asia.
Gahnia trifida Labill.
Gahnia trifida Labill.
Gahnia trifida, the coastal saw-sedge, is a tussock-forming perennial sedge endemic to coastal southern Australia.
Gahnia clarkei Benl
Gahnia clarkei Benl
Gahnia clarkei, or tall sawsedge, is an Australian evergreen sedge that grows to 1.5–2m tall and wide with dark summer flowers and small red seeds.
Lepidosperma elatius Labill.
Lepidosperma elatius Labill.
Lepidosperma elatius Labill. is an Australian sedge species that flowers between November and April.
Ptilothrix deusta (R.Br.) K.L.Wilson
Ptilothrix deusta (R.Br.) K.L.Wilson
Ptilothrix deusta is the only species in genus Ptilothrix, a 30–60 cm tall Australian sedge in Cyperaceae.
Schoenoplectus subterminalis (Torr.) Soják
Schoenoplectus subterminalis (Torr.) Soják
Schoenoplectus subterminalis is a North American native perennial sedge that often grows in shallow water.
Schoenoplectus torreyi (Olney) Palla
Schoenoplectus torreyi (Olney) Palla
Schoenoplectus torreyi, commonly called Torrey bulrush, is a North American Schoenoplectus species.
Bolboschoenus caldwellii (V.J.Cook) Soják
Bolboschoenus caldwellii (V.J.Cook) Soják
Bolboschoenus caldwellii is a native Australian and New Zealand perennial flowering sedge found in coastal wet areas.
Bolboschoenus planiculmis (F.Schmidt) T.V.Egorova
Bolboschoenus planiculmis (F.Schmidt) T.V.Egorova
Bolboschoenus planiculmis is a salt-tolerant perennial wetland sedge that supports migratory waterbirds, with declining populations in East Asia.
Schoenoplectiella mucronata (L.) J.Jung & H.K.Choi
Schoenoplectiella mucronata (L.) J.Jung & H.K.Choi
Schoenoplectiella mucronata is a perennial herb native to Eurasia, Africa, and Australia, and a rice field weed in California.
Schoenoplectiella juncoides (Roxb.) Lye
Schoenoplectiella juncoides (Roxb.) Lye
Schoenoplectiella juncoides is a ecologically beneficial sedge that is an invasive weed of rice paddies, with multiple human uses.
Fimbristylis vahlii (Lam.) Link
Fimbristylis vahlii (Lam.) Link
Fimbristylis vahlii, commonly called Vahl's fimbry, is a small clumping sedge native to wet habitats across parts of the Americas.
Fimbristylis aestivalis (Retz.) Vahl
Fimbristylis aestivalis (Retz.) Vahl
Fimbristylis aestivalis, summer fimbry, is an annual native Australian tufted sedge that produces brown blooms in June to July.
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