Sedge

Sedges are monocot flowering plants, which belong to the taxonomic family Cyperaceae. Their type genus are called flatsedge (genus: Cyperus). They are considered closely related to grasses. Some well-known sedges include the water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) and the papyrus sedge (Cyperus papyrus), from which the Ancient Egyptian writing material was made.

Genera

 * Abildgaardia (sedge)
 * Blysmus (bulrush)
 * Bulbostylis (hairsedge)
 * Carex (sedge)
 * Cladium (sawgrass)
 * Cymophyllus (cymophyllus)
 * Cyperus (flatsedge)
 * Dulichium (dulichium)
 * Eleocharis (spikerush)
 * Eriophorum (cottongrass)
 * Fimbristylis (fimbry)
 * Fuirena (umbrella-sedge)
 * Gahnia (sawsedge)
 * Hypolytrum
 * Isolepis (bulrush)
 * Kobresia (bog sedge)
 * Kyllinga (spikesedge)
 * Lagenocarpus (lagenocarpus)
 * Lepironia
 * Lipocarpha (halfchaff sedge)
 * Machaerina (twigrush)
 * Mapania
 * Morelotia
 * Oreobolus (oreobolus)
 * Oxycaryum (bulrush)
 * Remirea (beachstar)
 * Rhynchospora (beaksedge)
 * Schoenoplectus (bulrush)
 * Schoenus (bogrush)
 * Scirpodendron
 * Scirpoides (bulrush)
 * Scirpus (bulrush)
 * Scleria (nutrush)
 * Trichophorum (bulrush)
 * Uncinia (birdcatching sedge)
 * Websteria (algal bulrush)