Cyperaceae - Wikipedia The Cyperaceae ( ˌ s aɪ p ə ˈ r eɪ s i iː,-ˌ aɪ ) are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges The family is large; botanists have described some 5,500 known species in about 90 genera [3] [4] – the largest being the "true sedges" (genus Carex), [5] [6] with over 2,000 species [7]
Cyperaceae | Sedges, Grasses Rushes | Britannica Cyperaceae, sedge family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, a division of the order Poales The Cyperaceae are grasslike herbaceous plants found especially in wet regions throughout the world
Cyperaceae Cyperaceae are one of the ten largest plant families in the world The Global Cyperaceae Database (GCypD) is built on the World Checklist of Vascular Plants which has been imported to the Aphia platform of the World Register of Marine Species through World Flora Online (WFO)
Cyperaceae: Characters, Distribution and Types - Biology Discussion Characters of Cyperaceae: Plants usually herbs with 3 angled stem, solid culm; leaves with entire sheathing base not split on one side; flowers in spikelets of cymes, subtended by a single glume, naked or with perianth of scales or hairs; stamens 1 to 3; carpels 2 or 3, ovary superior, unilocular with single basal ovule; fruit an achene or nut
CYPERACEAE (Sedge Family) - The California Biologists Handbook Sedges are perennial grasses and grass-like monocots with 3-rows of channeled leaves that are often rough, and triangular stems (typically) that are remembered by botanists with the rhyme “sedges have edges, but grasses have knees”
Cyperaceae - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics The Cyperaceae consist of perennial or annual herbs, rarely shrubs or lianas The stems of perennials are rhizomes, stolons, bulbs, or caudices bearing aerial culms that are often tufted (cespitose), usually 3-sided, with a solid pith
Family: Cyperaceae — sedge family - Go Botany Sedges are perennial or annual grass-like herbs (they are not actual grasses), with stems that often are three-sided The leaves are arranged such that they spiral around the stem in 3- ranks and have a basal portion that sheaths the stem
sedges (Family Cyperaceae) - iNaturalist The Cyperaceae are a family of monocotyledonous graminoid flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble grasses and rushes The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the Carex genus of 'true sedges' with over 2,000 species
Cyperaceae - Sedges, Grasses, Marshes | Britannica Four subfamilies are recognized in this article The Cyperoideae, the largest subfamily including about 70 genera and 2,400 species, has usually perfect flowers in simple spikes with often numerous spirally arranged or two-ranked scales