The Sedge Family is made up of grass-like plants with characteristic triangular stems and the associated three directions that the leaves branch away from the stem as opposed to the two directions of common grasses. Many of the sedges prefer wet swampy areas, including the many species of bulrushes growing in shallow areas of lakes, and the giant papyrus with which the ancient Egyptians made paper.

 

Kingdom:  Plantae  Subkingdom:  Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)  Superdivision:  Spermatophyta (Seed Plants)  Division:  Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)  Class:  Liliopsida (Monocotyledons)  Subclass:  Commelinidae  Order:  Cyperales  Family:  Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) ---YOU ARE HERE  Genus:  Abildgaardia (Sedge)  Genus:  Actinoscirpus  Genus:  Alinula  Genus:  Amphiscirpus  Genus:  Ascolepis  Genus:  Becquerelia  Genus:  Blysmus (Bulrush)  Genus:  Bolboschoenus  Genus:  Bulbostylis (Hairsedge)  Genus:  Carex (Sedge)  Genus:  Carpha  Genus:  Caustis  Genus:  Cladium (Sawgrass)  Genus:  Coleochloa  Genus:  Courtoisina  Genus:  Cymophyllus  Genus:  Cyperus (Flatsedge)  Genus:  Desmoschoenus  Genus:  Dulichium  Genus:  Eleocharis (Spikerush)  Genus:  Eriophorum (Cottongrass)  Genus:  Ficinia  Genus:  Fimbristylis (Fimbry)  Genus:  Fuirena (Umbrella-Sedge)  Genus:  Gahnia (Sawsedge)  Genus:  Hellmuthia  Genus:  Hypolytrum  Genus:  Isolepis (Bulrush)  Genus:  Kobresia (Bog Sedge)  Genus:  Kyllinga (Spikesedge)  Genus:  Kyllingiella  Genus:  Lachnocaulon  Genus:  Lagenocarpus  Genus:  Lepidosperma  Genus:  Lepironia  Genus:  Lipocarpha (Halfchaff Sedge)  Genus:  Machaerina (Twigrush)  Genus:  Mapania  Genus:  Mesomelaena  Genus:  Nemum  Genus:  Oreobolus  Genus:  Oxycaryum (Bulrush)  Genus:  Pleurostachys  Genus:  Pycreus  Genus:  Remirea (Beachstar)  Genus:  Rhynchospora (Beaksedge)  Genus:  Schoenoplectus (Bulrush)  Genus:  Schoenoxiphium  Genus:  Schoenus (Bogrush)  Genus:  Scirpodendron  Genus:  Scirpoides (Bulrush)  Genus:  Scirpus (Bulrush)  Genus:  Scleria (Nutrush)  Genus:  Sphaerocyperus  Genus:  Trichophorum (Bulrush)  Genus:  Uncinia (Birdcatching Sedge)  Genus:  Websteria (Algal Bulrush)

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