CYPERACEAE

Cyperaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Sedge Family.

Key to Cyperaceae

A family of about 100 genera and 5000 species, mostly herbs, cosmopolitan.

References: Ball, Reznicek, & Murray (2002) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002b); Goetghebeur (1998) In Kubitzki (1998b); Muasya et al. (2009); Tucker (1987). Show full citations.

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© Gary P. Fleming | Bolboschoenus | Original Image ⭷

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© Keith Bradley | Carex | Original Image ⭷

© Keith Bradley | Carex fraseriana | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward; L to R: Scirpus, Cyperus, Carex (x5), Rhynchospora (x2), Scleria (x2), and Eleocharis (x2) | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward | Rhynchospora | Original Image ⭷

© Gary P. Fleming | Schoenoplectus | Original Image ⭷

© Gary P. Fleming | Cladium | Original Image ⭷

© Gary P. Fleming | Rhynchospora | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward; L to R: Rhynchospora (x3), Scleria, Fuirena | Rhynchospora chapmanii | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward | Carex | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward | Rhynchospora | Original Image ⭷

© Melanie Flood | Eleocharis tortilis | Original Image ⭷

© Melanie Flood | Eleocharis tortilis | Original Image ⭷

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© Scott Ward | Carex | Original Image ⭷

© Keith Bradley | Bulbostylis | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward | Rhynchospora megaplumosa | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward | Carex | Original Image ⭷

© Keith Bradley | Isolepis | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward | Carex | Original Image ⭷

© Keith Bradley | Cyperus | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward | Carex | Original Image ⭷

© Gary P. Fleming | Carex kobomugi | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward | Eriophorum viridicarinatum | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward | Carex | Original Image ⭷

© Alan M. Cressler | Carex fraseriana | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward | Carex | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward | Eleocharis | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward | Carex | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward | Scleria flaccida | Original Image ⭷

© Paul Marcum | Carex conoidea source | Original Image ⭷

© Richard & Teresa Ware | Carex crawei CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward | Carex lupuliformis | Original Image ⭷

© Andrew Lane Gibson | Carex gigantea | Original Image ⭷

© Andrew Lane Gibson | Carex gigantea | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward | Scleria minor | Original Image ⭷

© Scott Ward | Bolboschoenus fluviatilis | Original Image ⭷

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