Flora of New York/Cyperaceae 1
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Genus index |
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Family Cyperaceae Edit
The Cyperaceae (sedge family) contains grass-like monocots, most of which have stems with triangular cross-sections.[1]
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Subfamily Cyperoideae Edit
Tribe Cladieae Edit
Cladium Edit
Cladium | Sawgrass | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
(Muhl.) Torr. |
Twig rush
Smooth sawgrass
Smooth saw-grass
Fen sedge
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Native, CoC: 9, Secure, S5, G5 OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
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Tribe Sclerieae Edit
Scleria Edit
Scleria P.J.Bergius | Nutsedge / nutrush | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
Muhl. ex Willd. 1805. Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd. 1837. Scleria tenella Kunth |
Low nut sedge, Low nutsedge, Low nutrush Sclérie verticillée |
Native, CoC: 10, Endangered, S1, G5 OBL Annual, Graminoid |
Essex, Genesee, Monroe, Nassau, Ontario, Queens, Seneca, Yates | NYFA-1 USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ITIS FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies | |
Muhl. ex Willd. 1805. Scleria caroliniana Willd. (i) 1871. Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana 1906. Scleria pauciflora var. kansana 1926. Scleria ciliata var. pauciflora |
Few-flowered nutsedge, Few-flowered nutrush, Papillose nutrush, Carolina nutrush Sclérie pauciflore |
Native, CoC: 10, Endangered, NYNHP: 1[1] FACU Perennial, Graminoid |
Dutchess, Nassau, Queens, Seneca, Suffolk | NYFA-1 USDA-N0 Go Botany VASCAN FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies | |
Scleria triglomerata group | Nutsedge / nutrush | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
Michx. 1803. Scleria triglomerata Michx. 1834. Cladium triglomeratum (Michx.) Nees 1837. Scleria nitida Willd. ex Kunth 1842. Trachylomia triglomerata (Michx.) Nees 1855. Scleria flaccida Steud. |
Whip nut sedge, Whip nutsedge, Whip nutrush, Tall nutrush, Whipgrass Sclérie à trois glomérules |
Native, CoC: 10, Endangered, NYNHP: 1[2] FAC Perennial, Graminoid |
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(Britton) W.Stone 1885. Scleria triglomerata var. gracilis 1896. Scleria triglomerata var. minor 1912. Scleria minor (Britton) W.Stone |
Slender nut sedge, Slender nutrush |
Native, CoC: 10, Endangered, NYNHP: 1[3] FACW Perennial, Graminoid |
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Scleria reticularis group | Nutsedge / nutrush | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
Michx. 1803. Scleria reticularis Michx. 1884. Scleria reticularis var. reticularis 1884. Scleria reticularis var. pumila |
Netted nut sedge, Netted nutsedge, Netted nutrush |
Native, CoC: 10, Rare OBL Annual, Graminoid |
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Steud. auct. Scleria setacea non Poir. 1806 1841. Scleria muehlenbergii Steud. 1885. Scleria reticularis var. pubescens 1923. Scleria stevensiana Britton |
Muhlenberg's nut sedge, Muhlenberg's nutrush |
Native, CoC: 10, Endangered FACW-FAC Annual/perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-1 USDA-NN FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies | ||
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Tribe Rhynchosporeae Edit
Tribe Rhynchosporeae contains the single genus Rhynchospora.
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Rhynchospora Edit
Extant Rhynchospora species Edit
Rhynchospora Vahl | Beaksedge | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
(L.) Vahl 1753. Schoenus albus L.
1792. Mariscus albus (L.) Gilib. (i)
1796. Scirpus albus (L.) Salisb.
1805. Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl
1917. Triodon albus (L.) Farw.
1920. Phaeocephalum album (L.) House
1929. Dichromena alba (L.) J.F. Macbr. |
White beak sedge, White beaksedge, White beak-rush |
Native, CoC: 10, Secure, S5, G5 OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
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(Michx.) Vahl 1803. Schoenus capitellatus Michx.
1805. Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl |
Brownish beaksedge, Brownish beak-rush |
Native, CoC: 5, Secure, S5, G5 OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
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Torr. 1823. Rhynchospora capillacea Torr. |
Horned beak-rush, Needle beaksedge |
Native, CoC: 10, Likely secure, S4, G4 OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
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(L.) W.T.Aiton 1810. Rhynchospora fusca (L.) W.T.Aiton |
Brown beaksedge, Brown beak-rush |
Native, CoC: 10, Rare, S3-4, G4-5 OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Kings, Oneida, Orange, Oswego, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, St. Lawrence, Suffolk, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Westchester | NYFA-3-4 USDA-NN Go Botany iNaturalist Images Wikispecies | |
Torr. ex A.Gray Rhynchospora macrostachya Torr. ex A.Gray |
Tall beaked-rush, Tall horned beaksedge, Tall beaksedge |
Native, CoC: 10, Rare, S2, G4 OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
Nassau, Oswego, Suffolk, Westchester | NYFA-3 USDA-N0 Go Botany iNaturalist ITIS FNA Images Wikispecies | |
(Torr.) A.Gray Rhynchospora scirpoides (Torr.) A.Gray |
Longbeak beaksedge, Long-beaked bald-rush |
Native, CoC: 10, Rare, S2, G4 OBL Annual, Graminoid |
Suffolk (1927-94), Westchester (2001) | NYFA-3 USDA-N0 Go Botany iNaturalist Images Wikispecies | |
(Oakes) Fernald Rhynchospora inundata (Oakes) Fernald |
Horned beak sedge
Drowned horned-rush
Narrowfruit horned-beaksedge
Narrowfruit horned beaksedge
Narrow-fruited beaksedge
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Native, CoC: 10, Threatened, S1, G3-4 OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
Suffolk (1871-1994) | NYFA-2 USDA-N0 Go Botany iNaturalist Images Wikispecies | |
(Vahl) A.Gray Rhynchospora nitens (Vahl) A.Gray |
Bald-rush, Short-beaked beaksedge |
Native, CoC: 10, Threatened, S2, G? OBL Annual, Graminoid |
Suffolk (1872-1993) | NYFA-2 USDA-NN Go Botany iNaturalist Images Wikispecies | |
Extirpated Rhynchospora species Edit
Rhynchospora Vahl | Beaksedge | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
Fernald & Gale 1940. Rhynchospora chalarocephala Fernald & Gale |
Loosehead beaksedge, Loose-head beak-rush |
Native, CoC: 10, Likely extirpated, Last collected 1932, SX, G5 OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
Suffolk (1927-1932) | NYFA-Z USDA-N0 FNA Images Wikispecies | |
A.Gray |
Torrey beak-rush, Torrey's beaksedge |
Native, CoC: 10, Likely extirpated, Last collected 1929, SX, G4 FACW Perennial, Graminoid |
Suffolk (1929) | NYFA-1Z USDA-N0 Go Botany Images Wikispecies | |
(Gale) Kral 1920. Phaeocephalum cymosum House 1931. Dichromena cymosa J.F.Macbr. 1944. Rhynchospora globularis var. recognita Gale 1999. R. recognita (Gale) Kral |
Globe beak-rush | Native, CoC: 10, Likely extirpated, Last collected 1924, SX, G5? FACW Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-Z USDA-N0 FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies | ||
M.A.Curtis |
Pale beaksedge, Pale beak-rush |
Native, Likely extirpated, Last collected 1921 Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-Z USDA-N0 Images Wikispecies | ||
A.Gray |
Slender beaksedge | Native, Likely extirpated, Last collected 1843 Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-Z USDA-N0 Images Wikispecies | ||
(Chapm.) Small var. globularis |
Globe beaksedge | Native, No recent reports Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-Z USDA-N0 Images Wikispecies | ||
A. Gray (1835) R. axillaris (Lam.) Britton |
Bunched beaksedge, Capitate beak-rush |
Native, Likely extirpated, No sources Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-Z USDA-N0 Images Wikispecies | ||
Rhynchospora Vahl (excluded taxa) | Beaksedge | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
Large beaksedge | N. America native, N.Y. excluded |
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Clustered beaksedge | N. America native, N.Y. excluded |
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Tribe Dulichieae Edit
Dulichium Edit
Dulichium | Threeway sedge | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
(L.) Britton var. arundinaceum |
Three-way sedge | Native, CoC: 8, Secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-5 USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies | ||
Tribe Scirpeae Edit
Eriophorum Edit
Eriophorum | Cottongrass | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
L. |
Tawny cottongrass, Tawny cotton-grass |
Native, Secure |
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L. 1753. Eriophorum vaginatum L. 1874. Eriophorum callithrix Lange 1910. Eriophorum fauriei E.G.Camus 1925. Eriophorum spissum Fernald 1931. Eriophorum scabridum Ohwi |
Tussock cottongrass, Tussock cotton-grass, Sheathed cottongrass, Hare's-tail cottongrass Linaigrette à large gaine, Linaigrette gainée |
Native, Secure |
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Nutt. |
Fewnerved cottongrass, Rough cotton-grass |
Native, Secure |
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(Engelm.) Fernald |
Green keeled cotton-grass, Thinleaf cottonsedge |
Native, Secure |
NYFA-5 USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies | ||
W.D.J.Koch |
Slender cottongrass, Slender cotton-grass |
Native, Likely secure |
NYFA-4 USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies | ||
Eriophorum (excluded taxa) | Cottongrass | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
Honck. ssp. angustifolium 1753. Eriophorum polystachion L. (i) 1782. E. angustifolium Honck. 1819. E. angustifolium var. majus 1936. E. angustifolium ssp. scabriusculum 1962. E. angustifolium ssp. subarcticum |
Narrow-leaved cotton-grass, Tall cottongrass Linaigrette à feuilles étroites |
N. America native, N.Y. excluded |
NYFA-Excluded USDA-NN Go Botany FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies | ||
Scirpus Edit
Scirpus | Bulrush | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
Muhl. |
Pendulous bulrush, Nodding bulrush, Pendulous bulrush, Rufous bulrush |
Native, CoC: 1, Secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
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Makino 1928. Scirpus atrovirens svar. viviparus Farwell 1933. Scirpus hattorianus Makino |
Mosquito bulrush, Early dark-green bulrush Scirpe de Hattori |
Native, CoC: 1, Secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-5 USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies | ||
Willd. 1809. Scirpus atrovirens Willd 1906. Scirpus atrovirens var. pycnocephalus Fernald |
Dark-green bulrush, Darkgreen bulrush, Green bulrush, Black bulrush Scirpe noirâtre, Scirpe vert sombre |
Native, CoC: 2, Secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-5 USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies | ||
(L.) Kunth 1762. Eriophorum cyperinum L. 1805. Trichophorum cyperinum (L.) Pers. 1837. Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth 1856. S. eriophorum var. cyperinus 1906. S. cyperinus var. pelius 1945. Scirpus rubricosus Fernald |
Woolgrass, Common woolly bulrush, Common wool-grass, Common woolsedge, Brown woolly sedge Scirpe souchet |
Native, CoC: 4, Secure OBL-FACW Perennial, Graminoid |
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Fernald 1899. Scirpus atrocinctus Fernald 1899. S. atrocinctus var. brachypodus 1900. Eriophorum cyperinum var. atrocinctum 1946. S. cyperinus var. brachypodus 1981. Trichophorum atrocinctum Á.Löve & D.Löve |
Blackgirdle bulrush, Black-girdled wool-grass, Black-girdled woolsedge, Woolgrass bulrush Scirpe à ceinture noire |
Native, CoC: 5, Secure OBL-FACW Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-5 USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ITIS FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies | ||
J.Presl & C.Presl Scirpus rubrotinctus |
Panicled bulrush, Small-fruited bulrush |
Native, CoC: 6, Secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-5 USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies | ||
Vahl |
Leafy bulrush | Native, CoC: 6, Secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-5 USDA-N0 Go Botany Images Wikispecies | ||
Fernald |
Stalked bulrush, Stalked woolgrass |
Native, CoC: 7, Secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-5 USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies | ||
Fernald Scirpus sylvaticus L. p.p. Scirpus expansus Fernald |
Wood bulrush, Woodland beak-rush, Woodland bulrush |
Native, CoC: 6, Likely secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-4 USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies | ||
R.M.Harper 1900. Scirpus georgianus R.M.Harper 1921. S. atrovirens var. georgianus |
Georgia bulrush | Native, CoC: 1, Endangered, NYNHP: 1[1] OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-1 USDA-NN Go Botany FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies | ||
Schuyler |
Northeastern bulrush | Native, CoC: 10, Endangered, FWS OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-1 USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies Note: [1] | ||
Fernald 1911. Scirpus longii Fernald |
Long's bulrush Scirpe de Long |
Native, Likely extirpated |
NYFA-Z USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN ITIS FNA Tropicos NatureServe BONAP Images Wikispecies | ||
Scirpus hybrids Edit
Scirpus natural hybrids | Hybrid wool-grass & bulrush | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
S. atrocinctus × cyperinus Scirpus atrocinctus × Scirpus cyperinus |
Hybrid wool-grass, Hybrid of black-girdled wool-grass & common wool-grass |
Native, Unranked |
NYFA-U Images Wikispecies | ||
S. atrocinctus × hattorianus Scirpus atrocinctus × Scirpus hattorianus |
Hybrid bulrush, Hybrid of black-girdled wool-grass & mosquito bulrush |
Native, Unranked |
NYFA-U Images Wikispecies | ||
S. atrovirens × hattorianus Scirpus atrovirens × Scirpus hattorianus |
Hybrid bulrush, Hybrid of dark-green bulrush & mosquito bulrush |
Native, Unranked |
NYFA-U Images Wikispecies | ||
S. atrovirens × polyphyllus Scirpus atrovirens × Scirpus polyphyllus |
Hybrid bulrush, Hybrid of dark-green bulrush & leafy bulrush |
Native, Unranked |
NYFA-U Images Wikispecies | ||
S. cyperinus × pedicellatus Scirpus cyperinus × Scirpus pedicellatus |
Hybrid wool-grass, Hybrid of common wool-grass & stalked wool-grass |
Native, Unranked |
NYFA-U Images Wikispecies | ||
S. expansus × microcarpus Scirpus expansus × Scirpus microcarpus |
Hybrid bulrush, Hybrid of wood bulrush & barber-pole bulrush |
Native, Unranked |
NYFA-U Images Wikispecies | ||
Scirpus (excluded taxa) | Hybrid wool-grass | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
S. atrocinctus × pedicellatus Scirpus atrocinctus × Scirpus pedicellatus |
Hybrid wool-grass, Hybrid of black-girdled wool-grass & stalked wool-grass |
N. America native, N.Y. excluded |
NYFA-Excluded Images Wikispecies | ||
S. atrovirens × cyperinus Scirpus atrovirens × Scirpus cyperinus |
Hybrid wool-grass, Hybrid of black-girdled wool-grass & common wool-grass |
N. America native, N.Y. excluded |
NYFA-Excluded Images Wikispecies | ||
Britton Scirpus atrocinctus × Scirpus hattorianus Scirpus × peckii Britton |
Peck's bulrush Scirpe de Peck |
N. America native, N.Y. excluded OBL Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-3? USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ITIS Images Wikispecies | ||
Tribe Trichophoreae Edit
Tribe Trichophoreae Léveillé-Bourret & J.R.Starr contains the single species Trichophorum.[1] |
Trichophorum Edit
Trichophorum | Bulrush | N.Y. Status | Images | Distribution | NY NPT |
(L.) Pers. Baeothryon alpinum (L.) Egor. Eriophorum alpinum L. Leucocoma alpina (L.) Rydb. Scirpus hudsonianus (Michx.) Fernald |
Alpine bulrush, Alpine cotton-grass |
Native, Secure |
NYFA-5 USDA-NN Images Wikispecies | ||
Bashful bulrush | Native, Secure |
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ssp. cespitosum |
Deer's-hair club sedge, Deer's hair sedge, Deergrass, Deerhair bulrush, Tufted bulrush |
Native, CoC: 10, Threatened FACU Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-2 Images Wikispecies | ||
(A. Gray) S.G. Sm. |
Clinton's bulrush | Native, CoC: 10, Endangered FACU Perennial, Graminoid |
NYFA-1 USDA-NN Images Wikispecies | ||