Sedge

Egyptian Papyrus Sedge
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae Subkingdom: Tracheobionta Superdivision: Spermatophyta Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Subclass: Commelinidae Order: Cyperales Family: Cyperaceae

Sedges are monocot flowering plants, which belong to the taxonomic family Cyperaceae. Their type genus are called flatsedge (genus: Cyperus). They are considered closely related to grasses. Some well-known sedges include the water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) and the papyrus sedge (Cyperus papyrus), from which the Ancient Egyptian writing material was made.

Genera

• Abildgaardia (sedge)
• Blysmus (bulrush)
• Bulbostylis (hairsedge)
• Carex (sedge)
• Cladium (sawgrass)
• Cymophyllus (cymophyllus)
• Cyperus (flatsedge)
• Dulichium (dulichium)
• Eleocharis (spikerush)
• Eriophorum (cottongrass)
• Fimbristylis (fimbry)
• Fuirena (umbrella-sedge)
• Gahnia (sawsedge)
• Hypolytrum
• Isolepis (bulrush)
• Kobresia (bog sedge)
• Kyllinga (spikesedge)
• Lagenocarpus (lagenocarpus)
• Lepironia
• Lipocarpha (halfchaff sedge)
• Machaerina (twigrush)
• Mapania
• Morelotia
• Oreobolus (oreobolus)
• Oxycaryum (bulrush)
• Remirea (beachstar)
• Rhynchospora (beaksedge)
• Schoenoplectus (bulrush)
• Schoenus (bogrush)
• Scirpodendron
• Scirpoides (bulrush)
• Scirpus (bulrush)
• Scleria (nutrush)
• Trichophorum (bulrush)
• Uncinia (birdcatching sedge)
• Websteria (algal bulrush)

References

• Cyperales by the U.S. Department of Agriculture