Plant Identification Database:
Cyperaceae (Sedge)
Order: Poales; Class: Monocotyledonae

The plant data on this site are a record of Bob Ronnow's field observations
which vary in accuracy and change with experience. For accurate and complete
information please use the links provided for each plant species and family.

Plant Families
Glossary of Botanical Terms
CLASSIFICATION
LEAVES
FLOWERS
FRUIT
STEM
ECOLOGY
   CLASSIFICATION
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Genus
LV: Attachment
LV: Shape
LV: Edge
LV: Apex/Base
LV: Size/Surface
FL: Petals/Sepals
FL: Color
FL: Arrangement
FL: Size/Season
FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
FR: Type
FR: Color
FR: Size/Season
ST: Type/Size/Growth
ST: Surface/Color
ST: Buds/Roots
EC: Edible
EC: Habitat
EC: Observations
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Other Names
Cyperaceae: LV: simple, entire, linear, parallel venation, basal sheath closed; FL: scapose, spicate, bracts; FR: achene; ST: herb, 3-angled; EC: u. wet simple, linear entire basal sheath closed parallel venation bracts scapose, spicate achene herb 3-Angled u. wet Cyperaceae: LV: simple, entire, linear, parallel venation, basal sheath closed; FL: scapose, spicate, bracts; FR: achene; ST: herb, 3-angled; EC: u. wet
Sand-rush Bulbostylis capillaris Bulbostylis   Sand-rush Bulbostylis capillaris
Sedge Carex albolutescens Carex Wetland Sedge Carex albolutescens
White bear sedge Carex albursina Carex   Forest White bear sedge Carex albursina
Gray sedge Carex amphibola Carex   Gray sedge Carex amphibola
Appalachian sedge Carex appalachica Carex   Forest Appalachian sedge Carex appalachica
Woodland drooping sedge Carex arctata Carex   Forest Woodland drooping sedge Carex arctata
Golden sedge Carex aurea Carex   Golden sedge Carex aurea
Bebb's broom sedge Carex bebbii Carex   Bebb's broom sedge Carex bebbii
Woodland sedge Carex blanda Carex   Forest Woodland sedge Carex blanda
Brome sedge Carex bromoides Carex   Wetland Brome sedge Carex bromoides
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Genus
LV: Attachment
LV: Shape
LV: Edge
LV: Apex/Base
LV: Size/Surface
FL: Petals/Sepals
FL: Color
FL: Arrangement
FL: Size/Season
FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
FR: Type
FR: Color
FR: Size/Season
ST: Type/Size/Growth
ST: Surface/Color
ST: Buds/Roots
EC: Edible
EC: Habitat
EC: Observations
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Other Names
Silvery bog sedge Carex canescens Carex   Wetland Silvery bog sedge Carex canescens
Colonial sedge Carex communis Carex   Forest Colonial sedge Carex communis
Bristly sedge Carex comosa Carex   Wetland Bristly sedge Carex comosa
Field sedge Carex conoidea Carex   Grassland/Fields Field sedge Carex conoidea
Awned sedge Carex crinita Carex   Awned sedge Carex crinita
Crested sedge Carex cristatella Carex   Wetland Crested sedge Carex cristatella
Northern stalked sedge Carex debilis Carex   Northern stalked sedge Carex debilis
Dewey's sedge Carex deweyana Carex   Forest Dewey's sedge Carex deweyana
Panicled sedge Carex diandra Carex   Wetland Panicled sedge Carex diandra
Slender-spiked woodland sedge Carex digitalis Carex   Forest Slender-spiked woodland sedge Carex digitalis
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Genus
LV: Attachment
LV: Shape
LV: Edge
LV: Apex/Base
LV: Size/Surface
FL: Petals/Sepals
FL: Color
FL: Arrangement
FL: Size/Season
FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
FR: Type
FR: Color
FR: Size/Season
ST: Type/Size/Growth
ST: Surface/Color
ST: Buds/Roots
EC: Edible
EC: Habitat
EC: Observations
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Other Names
Two-seeded bog sedge Carex disperma Carex   Two-seeded bog sedge Carex disperma
Sedge Carex emmonsii Carex Forest Sedge Carex emmonsii
Yellow sedge Carex flava Carex   Yellow sedge Carex flava
Long-culmed sedge Carex folliculata Carex   Long-culmed sedge Carex folliculata
Slender sedge Carex gracillima Carex   Slender sedge Carex gracillima
Hale's meadow sedge Carex granularis Carex   Hale's meadow sedge Carex granularis
Northern awned sedge Carex gynandra Carex   Northern awned sedge Carex gynandra
Hirsute sedge Carex hirsutella Carex   Grassland/Fields Hirsute sedge Carex hirsutella
Sedge Carex hormathodes Carex Salt marsh Sedge Carex hormathodes
Sedge Carex howei Carex Wetland Sedge Carex howei
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Genus
LV: Attachment
LV: Shape
LV: Edge
LV: Apex/Base
LV: Size/Surface
FL: Petals/Sepals
FL: Color
FL: Arrangement
FL: Size/Season
FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
FR: Type
FR: Color
FR: Size/Season
ST: Type/Size/Growth
ST: Surface/Color
ST: Buds/Roots
EC: Edible
EC: Habitat
EC: Observations
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Other Names
Porcupine sedge Carex hystericina Carex   Porcupine sedge Carex hystericina
Inland prickly sedge Carex interior Carex   Inland prickly sedge Carex interior
Bladder sedge Carex intumescens Carex   Bladder sedge Carex intumescens
Lakeside sedge Carex lacustris Carex   Wetland Lakeside sedge Carex lacustris
Slender woolly-fruited sedge Carex lasiocarpa Carex   Wetland Slender woolly-fruited sedge Carex lasiocarpa
Loose-flowered woodland sedge Carex laxiflora Carex   Forest Loose-flowered woodland sedge Carex laxiflora
Delicate sedge Carex leptalea Carex   Delicate sedge Carex leptalea
One-nerved woodland sedge Carex leptonervia Carex   Forest One-nerved woodland sedge Carex leptonervia
Hop sedge Carex lupulina Carex   Hop sedge Carex lupulina
Shallow sedge Carex lurida Carex   Wetland Shallow sedge Carex lurida
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Genus
LV: Attachment
LV: Shape
LV: Edge
LV: Apex/Base
LV: Size/Surface
FL: Petals/Sepals
FL: Color
FL: Arrangement
FL: Size/Season
FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
FR: Type
FR: Color
FR: Size/Season
ST: Type/Size/Growth
ST: Surface/Color
ST: Buds/Roots
EC: Edible
EC: Habitat
EC: Observations
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Other Names
Shiny green sedge Carex pallescens Carex   Grassland/Fields Shiny green sedge Carex pallescens
Long-stalked sedge Carex pedunculata Carex   Forest Long-stalked sedge Carex pedunculata
Pennsylvania sedge Carex pensylvanica Carex   Forest Cape Cod Pennsylvania sedge Carex pensylvanica  
Plantain-leaf sedge Carex plantaginea Carex   Forest Plantain-leaf sedge Carex plantaginea
Broad-leaf sedge Carex platyphylla Carex   Forest Broad-leaf sedge Carex platyphylla
Twisted drooping sedge Carex prasina Carex   Twisted drooping sedge Carex prasina
Beaded broom sedge Carex projecta Carex   Beaded broom sedge Carex projecta
Hooked sedge Carex retrorsa Carex   Wetland Hooked sedge Carex retrorsa
Big star sedge Carex rosea Carex   Forest Big star sedge Carex rosea
Beaked sedge Carex rostrata Carex   Beaked sedge Carex rostrata
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Genus
LV: Attachment
LV: Shape
LV: Edge
LV: Apex/Base
LV: Size/Surface
FL: Petals/Sepals
FL: Color
FL: Arrangement
FL: Size/Season
FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
FR: Type
FR: Color
FR: Size/Season
ST: Type/Size/Growth
ST: Surface/Color
ST: Buds/Roots
EC: Edible
EC: Habitat
EC: Observations
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Other Names
Scabrous sedge Carex scabrata Carex   Scabrous sedge Carex scabrata
Broom sedge Carex scoparia Carex   Broom sedge Carex scoparia
Sedge Carex silicea Carex Coastal Sedge Carex silicea
Bur sedge Carex sparganioides Carex   Forest Bur sedge Carex sparganioides
Long-beaked sedge Carex sprengelii Carex   Long-beaked sedge Carex sprengelii
Awl-fruited sedge Carex stipata Carex   Awl-fruited sedge Carex stipata
Sedge Carex stricta Carex Wetland Sedge Carex stricta
Swan's sedge Carex swanii Carex   Grassland/Fields; Forest Swan's sedge Carex swanii
Slender straw sedge Carex tenera Carex   Riparian; Coastal Slender straw sedge Carex tenera
Riverside sedge Carex torta Carex   Riparian Riverside sedge Carex torta
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Genus
LV: Attachment
LV: Shape
LV: Edge
LV: Apex/Base
LV: Size/Surface
FL: Petals/Sepals
FL: Color
FL: Arrangement
FL: Size/Season
FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
FR: Type
FR: Color
FR: Size/Season
ST: Type/Size/Growth
ST: Surface/Color
ST: Buds/Roots
EC: Edible
EC: Habitat
EC: Observations
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Other Names
Blunt broom sedge Carex tribuloides Carex   Wetland Blunt broom sedge Carex tribuloides
Three-seeded bog sedge Carex trisperma Carex   Three-seeded bog sedge Carex trisperma
Inflated sedge Carex vesicaria Carex   Wetland Inflated sedge Carex vesicaria
Ribbed sedge Carex virescens Carex   Forest Ribbed sedge Carex virescens
Fox sedge Carex vulpinoidea Carex   Fox sedge Carex vulpinoidea
Twig rush Cladium mariscoides Cladium Salt marsh; Coastal Twig rush Cladium mariscoides
Chufa Cyperus spp. Cyperus Linear Green/Brown Spike   Root raw Chufa Cyperus spp.
Red-scaled flatsedge Cyperus bipartitus Cyperus   Riparian Red-scaled flatsedge Cyperus bipartitus
Galingale; Umbrella sedge Cyperus dentatus Cyperus Galingale; Umbrella sedge Cyperus dentatus
Yellow nut-grass Cyperus esculentus Cyperus   Yellow nut-grass Cyperus esculentus
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Genus
LV: Attachment
LV: Shape
LV: Edge
LV: Apex/Base
LV: Size/Surface
FL: Petals/Sepals
FL: Color
FL: Arrangement
FL: Size/Season
FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
FR: Type
FR: Color
FR: Size/Season
ST: Type/Size/Growth
ST: Surface/Color
ST: Buds/Roots
EC: Edible
EC: Habitat
EC: Observations
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Other Names
Galingale; Umbrella sedge Cyperus filiculmis Cyperus Galingale; Umbrella sedge Cyperus filiculmis
Galingale; Umbrella sedge Cyperus grayi Cyperus Coastal Galingale; Umbrella sedge Cyperus grayi
Galingale; Umbrella sedge Cyperus polystachyos Cyperus Wetland Galingale; Umbrella sedge Cyperus polystachyos
Galingale Cyperus strigosus Cyperus   Galingale Cyperus strigosus
Three-way sedge Dulichium arundinaceum Dulichium   Three-way sedge Dulichium arundinaceum
Needle spikesedge; Spike rush Eleocharis acicularis Eleocharis   Needle spikesedge; Spike rush Eleocharis acicularis
Orange-fruited spikesedge Eleocharis elliptica Eleocharis   Orange-fruited spikesedge Eleocharis elliptica
Redfoot spikesedge Eleocharis erythropoda Eleocharis   Redfoot spikesedge Eleocharis erythropoda
Spike rush Eleocharis halophila Eleocharis   Spike rush Eleocharis halophila
Spike rush Eleocharis melanocarpa Eleocharis   Spike rush Eleocharis melanocarpa
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Genus
LV: Attachment
LV: Shape
LV: Edge
LV: Apex/Base
LV: Size/Surface
FL: Petals/Sepals
FL: Color
FL: Arrangement
FL: Size/Season
FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
FR: Type
FR: Color
FR: Size/Season
ST: Type/Size/Growth
ST: Surface/Color
ST: Buds/Roots
EC: Edible
EC: Habitat
EC: Observations
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Other Names
Softstem spikesedge Eleocharis obtusa Eleocharis   Softstem spikesedge Eleocharis obtusa
Spike rush Eleocharis olivacea Eleocharis   Spike rush Eleocharis olivacea
Spike rush Eleocharis parvula Eleocharis   Spike rush Eleocharis parvula
Spike rush Eleocharis robbinsii Eleocharis   Spike rush Eleocharis robbinsii
Spike rush Eleocharis rostellata Eleocharis   Spike rush Eleocharis rostellata
Small's spikesedge Eleocharis smallii Eleocharis   Small's spikesedge Eleocharis smallii
Tawny cottongrass Eriophorum virginicum Eriophorum   Tawny cottongrass Eriophorum virginicum
Fen cottongrass Eriophorum viridicarinatum Eriophorum   Fen cottongrass Eriophorum viridicarinatum
White beaksedge Rhynchospora alba Rhynchospora   White beaksedge Rhynchospora alba
Brown beaksedge Rhynchospora capitellata Rhynchospora   Brown beaksedge Rhynchospora capitellata
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Genus
LV: Attachment
LV: Shape
LV: Edge
LV: Apex/Base
LV: Size/Surface
FL: Petals/Sepals
FL: Color
FL: Arrangement
FL: Size/Season
FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
FR: Type
FR: Color
FR: Size/Season
ST: Type/Size/Growth
ST: Surface/Color
ST: Buds/Roots
EC: Edible
EC: Habitat
EC: Observations
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Other Names
Three-square rush; Chair-maker's rush Scirpus americanus Scirpus   Three-square rush; Chair-maker's rush Scirpus americanus
Northern bullsedge Scirpus atrocinctus Scirpus   Northern bullsedge Scirpus atrocinctus
Dark green bulrush; Dark green bullsedge Scirpus atrovirens Scirpus   Dark green bulrush; Dark green bullsedge Scirpus atrovirens
Wool-grass Scirpus cyperinus Scirpus   Wool-grass Scirpus cyperinus
Meadow bullsedge Scirpus hattorianus Scirpus   Meadow bullsedge Scirpus hattorianus
Barberpole bullsedge Scirpus microcarpus Scirpus   Barberpole bullsedge Scirpus microcarpus
Bulrush Scirpus olneyi Scirpus   Bulrush Scirpus olneyi
Bayonet grass Scirpus paludosus Scirpus   Bayonet grass Scirpus paludosus
Bulrush Scirpus robustus Scirpus   Bulrush Scirpus robustus
Swaying rush Scirpus subterminalis Scirpus   Swaying rush Scirpus subterminalis
Soft-stem bullsedge Scirpus tabernaemontani Scirpus   Soft-stem bullsedge Scirpus tabernaemontani
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Genus
LV: Attachment
LV: Shape
LV: Edge
LV: Apex/Base
LV: Size/Surface
FL: Petals/Sepals
FL: Color
FL: Arrangement
FL: Size/Season
FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
FR: Type
FR: Color
FR: Size/Season
ST: Type/Size/Growth
ST: Surface/Color
ST: Buds/Roots
EC: Edible
EC: Habitat
EC: Observations
Common Name (Image)
Scientific Name (Notes)
Other Names
CLASSIFICATION
LEAVES
FLOWERS
FRUIT
STEM
ECOLOGY
   CLASSIFICATION