Cyperaceae
| Cyperaceae | |
|---|---|
| Cyperus polystachyos flower head | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae Juss. |
| Genera | |
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The Cyperaceae (/saɪpəˈreɪsiˌaɪ, -siːˌiː/) 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, the largest being the "true sedges" (genus Carex) with over 2,000 species.
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