A list of all accepted names in cyperaceae is available in csv format. The stems are often triangu1ar in xsection sedges have edges, but otherwise stem and leaves may be very. Worldwide, but mostly in moist, cool places in the north temperate zone with extensions into the tropical highlands. On the other hand, it is rich in cornpositae, especially solidago and a ster, polemoniaceae, asciepiadaceae, hydrophyllaceae and cyperaceae, and it has the endemic sarracenia, type of a family structurally allied to poppies, of which of the remaining genera darlingtonia is californian, and heliampho. Climbing herbs in the cyperaceae are restricted to the genus scleria and occur primarily in the neotropics. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Cyperaceae, sedge family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, a division of the order poales. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information.
Smoothfruited sedge carex laeviconica cyperaceaesedge family. Cyperaceae comprise 109 genera and approximately 5,500 species and have an almost cosmopolitan distribution govaerts et al. The cyperaceae, among the 10 largest families of flowering plants, contain about 5,000 species and, depending on the classification used, between 70 and 115 genera. Identification of all but the most distinctive species usually requires mature fruit. The largest is the carex genus of true sedges, with over 2,000 species sedges include many wild marsh and grassland plants, and some cultivated ones such as water chestnut eleocharis dulcis and.
Phylogeny of cyperaceae based on dna sequence data. Bryson and richard carter usda ars, southern weed science research unit, stoneville, ms 38776, and valdosta state university, valdosta, ga 31698 cyperaceae is a cosmopolitan family of an estimated 5000 species and 100 genera ball et al. Cyperaceae on integrated taxonomic information system. The cyperaceae are grasslike, herbaceous plants comprising about 70 genera and 4,000 species, commonly found in wet or saturated conditions. Stipe short, narrowed extension to the base of the nutlet.
The significance of cyperaceae as weeds valdosta state university. Plants of the genus cyperus or sedges cyperaceae include some common. Cyperaceae article about cyperaceae by the free dictionary. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Pdf guide to the sedge family cyperaceae in britain.
In our area, they are often the dominant species in wet, marshy sites. Learn about the comparison between poaceae and cyperaceae. Cyperaceae simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The plant list includes 18,977 scientific plant names of species rank for the family cyperaceae. Climate change and cyperaceae centaur university of reading. Share your knowledge share your word file share your pdf file share your ppt file. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, 2 3 the largest being the true sedges genus carex 4 5 with over 2,000 species. Most important plant families alexey shipunov minot state university july 16, 20 shipunov biol 592. Family cyperaceae contd subfamily cyperoideae contd tribe cariceae carex. Herbs, annual or perennial, cespitose or not, rhizomatous or not. This avoidance, and sometimes fear, is due in part to the difficulty sometimes encountered in trying to correctly identify certain species in certain genera. Access is allocated within two business days of purchase and lasts one year.
Classification for kingdom plantae down to family cyperaceae. Poaceae, which shares some characteristics of cyperaceae, such as wind pollination and reduced floral structure, has often been placed near to cyperaceae but is now shown to be more distantly related h. Cyperaceae sedge family worldwide distribution, but found especially in cooler, wetter habitats. Cyperaceae sedges are a monocotyledenous angiosperm plant family with. The family is large, with some 5,500 species described in about 109 genera. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. There are out of a total 116 species of scleria in the neotropics that are climbing herbs. Cyperaceae at national center for biotechnology information. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the true sedges genus carex with over 2,000 species. Strong 25 may 2017 a widely distributed family of herbs primarily found in warm temperate to tropical regions worldwide. The inflorescence in most members of the cyperaceae has been called an anthela, but that name is technically inappropriate see wilson 1991 p. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in.
The cyperaceae are grasslike herbaceous plants found especially in wet regions throughout the world. The family cyperaceae, or the sedges, is a taxon of flowering plants that superficially resemble grasses or rushes the family is large, with some 5,500 species described in about 109 genera. Most important plant families alexey shipunov minot state university july 16, 20. Cyperaceae at germplasm resources information network. The texas flora includes 17 genera and 296 species in texas see also north american. The cyperaceae are a family of monocotyledonous graminoid flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble the closely related rushes and the more distantly related grasses.
The leaves are alternate, commonly in 3 ranks, usually with a closed sheathing base and a parallelveined, strapshaped blade. Systematic list of subfamilies, tribes, and genera. I also pointed out the difficulty that occurs in species identification, and due to this fact, the family is frequently avoided by many people. Click on names to expand them, and on p for plants profiles. The cyperaceae, or the sedge family is a group of plants. Because most cyperaceae cannot be reliably identified when in flower, in this volume fruiting time is given for all species by season, sometimes qualified by early, mid, or late, or by months. Graminoids families poaceae, juncaceae and cyperaceae. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The following table lists the distinguishing characteristics of each. Similar studies in which mapanioideae are resolved as sister to rest of cyperaceae have been reported by bruhl based on morphological studies and in previous family level dna studies e. The fruiting time has been interpreted broadly to include the period when the fruit is. The family cyperaceae closely resembles poaceae gramineae, hence most of the taxonomists have included it with poaceae gramineae under glumiflorae. The cyperaceae are a faimily o monocotyledonous graminoid flouerin plants kent as segs, which superficially resemble gresses an rushes. Pdf on jan 1, 2010, mohammad amini rad and others published new and rare plants of cyperaceae family from khuzestan, s.
Members of cyperaceae, commonly called sedges, are monocot. On the other hand, it is rich in cornpositae, especially solidago and a ster, polemoniaceae, asciepiadaceae, hydrophyllaceae and cyperaceae, and it has the endemic sarracenia, type of a family structurally allied to poppies, of which of the remaining genera darlingtonia is. Grasslike or rushlike herbs, perennial with rhizomes or annual with fibrous roots. This new information has been incorporated where it. The cyperaceae, among the 10 largest families of flowering plants, contain about 5,000 species and. The fruiting time has been interpreted broadly to include the period when the fruit is more or less fully formed but not yet ripe. Part of the the families and genera of vascular plants book series families genera, volume 4.
Guide to the genera of lianas and climbing plants in the. Stemcylindrical, hollow, except maize and sugarcane, with nodes. The family cyperaceae, or the sedges, is a taxon of flowering plants that superficially resemble grasses or rushes. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Family cyperaceae definition of family cyperaceae by the.
Hutchinson and wettestein placed the family cyperaceae in a separate monotypic order cyperales and considered it to have been derived from the members of juncales or juncaceae on parallel line. Enjoy unrestricted access to all content and features, including. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. In a past plant talk posting, i discussed the cyperaceae sedge family in delaware and provided data on its overall status and distribution in the state. A large and difficult family, with 16 genera and 272 species in michigan. Graminoids families poaceae, juncaceae and cyperaceae one of the most challenging things you will do at dwp is keyout graminoids grass and grasslike plants. About 35% of the genera are monotypic, 26% have two to five species, and there are a seven 6% genera with over 200 species, the largest being cyperus 686 species and carex 1,757 species. In cyperaceae usually applied to the apex of the glumes. Superficially resembles several other species of cyperus. Pdf illustrated identification guide to british sedge family cyperaceae. I use pdfminer to extract text from a pdf, then i reopen the output file to remove an 8 line header and.
Herbaceous perennial from a short rhizome with cormlike enlargements, 18 dm fruiting julyseptember. Species of cyperaceae contained within the plant list belong to 1 plant genera. The floral structure is simple, with usually bisexual flowers subtended by a single scale not two, the lemma and palea, as in grasses, and then arranged into spikelets of varied. The tribe is therefore taken as the primary division here.
The ultrastructure of kranz cells in the family cyperaceae. About 12% of the flora of newfoundland and labrador belong to the cyperaceae, including 115 species of sedges carex. The cyperaceae sedge family contains grasslike monocots, most of which have stems with triangular crosssections. Grassy perennials with fibrous roots andor creeping rhizomes. Culms solid or rarely hollow, terete to variously angled. Both sedges family cyperaceae, approximately 4000 species and rushes. Since the genus carex is very large, taxonomists have grouped similar.
Mapanioideae have a unique floral morphology compared with the rest of cyperaceae, with floral units each. Flora of new yorkcyperaceae 2 wikibooks, open books for. The basic funnelshaped structure, with spikelets on branches of different lengths is variously modified so that it appears umbellike, paniclelike or even headlike to the casual glance. Vorster abstract the genus mariscus occurs over practically the whole of the flora of southern africa fsa region, with the exception of the west coast and the karoo region of the cape province. The cyperaceae are a family of monocotyledonous graminoid. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. About the classification report about the classification download. The cyperaceae, or the sedge family is a group of plants that is often avoided by many people. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf evolution in sedges carex, cyperaceae article pdf available in canadian journal of botany 687.
Version 14, july 2017 and more or less continuously updated since. Keys to the cyperaceae sedge family of newfoundland and. There are three families that you will need to be able to distinguish in order to indentify graminoids. Cyperaceae is the third largest family in the monocotyledons after orchidaceae and poaceae. This page was last edited on 20 october 2018, at 19. Spikelet the ultimate inflorescence unit in most genera of cyperaceae. Of these, all but about a dozen species are native to new york state. Smoothfruited sedge carex laeviconica cyperaceaesedge. The cyperaceae are a family of graminoid grasslike, monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. Click download or read online button to get cyperaceae in natal book now. Cyperaceae in natal download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Poaceae 2 modern molecular systematic studies are providing new insights into grass relationships. Keys to the cyperaceae sedge family of newfoundland and labrador. Flora of new yorkcyperaceae 1 wikibooks, open books for.
Pdf new and rare plants of cyperaceae family from khuzestan. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the true sedges genus carex with over 2,000 species these species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical asia and tropical south america. The cyperaceae, or the sedge family is a group of plants that. The cyperaceae are a faimily o monocotyledonous graminoid flouerin plants kent as segs, which superficially resemble gresses an rushes selected genera. Materials to help with identification of vascular plant species.
Cyperaceae a large and difficult family, with 16 genera and 272 species in michigan. The genus carex is represented by more than 200 species in new york. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The largest is the carex genus of true sedges, with over 2,000 species. I also pointed out the difficulty that occurs in species identification, and due to. Has an elongated or reduced axis with 1 to many glumes, each glume subtending a bisexual or unisexual flower.