Cyperaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Sedge Family.
A family of about 100 genera and 5000 species, mostly herbs, cosmopolitan.
Ref: Ball, Reznicek, & Murray (2002) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002b); Goetghebeur In Kubitzki (1998b); Muasya et al. (2009); Tucker (1987). Show full citations.
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