Flora of New York/Clade Cyperaceae

The Cyperaceae (sedge family) contains grass-like monocots, most of which have stems with triangular cross-sections.[1]
Cyperaceae
Mapanioideae

Hypolytreae

Chrysitricheae

Cyperoideae

Trilepideae

CladieaeCladium mariscoides (twig rush)

Bisboeckelereae

SclerieaeScleria spp. (6 nut sedges, nut rushes)

Carpheae

Cryptangieae

Schoeneae

RhynchosporeaeRhynchospora spp. (13 beak sedges)

DulichieaeDulichium arundinaceum (three-way sedge)

Khaosokieae

Calliscirpeae

Scirpeae

Scirpus spp. (19 bulrushes)

Eriophorum spp. (5 cotton grasses)

TrichophoreaeTrichophorum spp. (4 club sedges)

Sumatroscirpeae

CariceaeCarex spp. (227 sedges)

EleocharideaeEleocharis spp. (29 spike rushes)

Abilgaardieae

Fimbristylis spp. (3 fimbries)

Bulbostylis capillaris (tufted hair sedge)

BolboschoeneaeBolboschoenus spp. (7 tuberous bulrushes)

FuireneaeFuirena spp. (2 tumbrella grasses)

SchoenoplecteaeSchoenoplectus spp. (10 bulrushes)

PseudoschoeneaeSchoenoplectiella spp. (5 bulrushes)

CypereaeCyperus spp. (37 flat sedges)