Flora of New York/Cyperaceae 1

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Family Cyperaceae

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

Subfamily Cyperoideae

Tribe Sclerieae

Scleria

Poales — Cyperaceae — Cyperoideae — Sclerieae — Scleria
Genus Scleria P.J.Bergius	Nutsedge / nutrush	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Scleria verticillata  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 OBL Annual, Graminoid		NYFA: 1	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ITIS FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Scleria pauciflora  Muhl. ex Willd. 1805. Scleria caroliniana Willd. (i) 1871. Scleria paucifloravar. caroliniana 1906. Scleria paucifloravar. kansana 1926. Scleria ciliatavar. pauciflora	Few-flowered nutsedge, Few-flowered nutrush, Papillose nutrush, Carolina nutrush Sclérie pauciflore	Native, CoC: 10, Endangered, NYNHP: 1 FACU Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: 1	USDA-N0 Go Botany VASCAN FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Genus Scleria triglomerata group	Nutsedge / nutrush	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Scleria triglomerata  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 FAC Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: 1	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ITIS FNA Tropicos LBJ Images Wikispecies
Scleria minor  (Britton) W.Stone 1885. Scleria triglomeratavar. gracilis 1896. Scleria triglomeratavar. minor 1912. Scleria minor (Britton) W.Stone	Slender nut sedge, Slender nutrush	Native, CoC: 10, Endangered, NYNHP: 1 FACW Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: 1	USDA-N0 Go Botany-0 FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Genus Scleria reticularis group	Nutsedge / nutrush	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Scleria reticularis  Michx. 1803. Scleria reticularis Michx. 1884. Scleria reticularisvar. reticularis 1884. Scleria reticularisvar. pumila	Netted nut sedge, Netted nutsedge, Netted nutrush	Native, CoC: 10, Rare OBL Annual, Graminoid		NYFA: 3	USDA-NN Go Botany ITIS FNA Tropicos LBJ Images Wikispecies
Scleria muehlenbergii  Steud.  auct. Scleria setacea non Poir. 1806 1841. Scleria muehlenbergii Steud. 1885. Scleria reticularisvar. 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

Tribe Cladieae

Cladium

Poales — Cyperaceae — Cyperoideae — Cladieae — Cladium
Genus Cladium	Sawgrass	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Cladium mariscoides  (Muhl.) Torr.	Smooth sawgrass, Twig rush	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies

Tribe Schoeneae

Rhynchospora

Poales — Cyperaceae — Cyperoideae — Schoeneae — Rhynchospora
Genus Rhynchospora Vahl	Beaksedge	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Rhynchospora alba  (L.) Vahl	White beak sedge, White beaksedge, White beak-rush	Native, CoC: 10, Secure Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl (1805)	Brownish beaksedge, Brownish beak-rush	Native, Secure Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Rhynchospora capillacea Torr. (1823)	Horned beak-rush, Needle beaksedge	Native, Likely secure Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: 4	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Rhynchospora fusca (L.) W.T.Aiton (1810)	Brown beaksedge, Brown beak-rush	Native, Vulnerable Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: 3-4	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Rhynchospora macrostachya Torr. ex A.Gray	Tall beaked-rush, Tall horned beaksedge, Tall beaksedge	Native, Vulnerable Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: 3	USDA-N0 Go Botany ITIS FNA Images Wikispecies
Rhynchospora scirpoides (Torr.) A.Gray	Longbeak beaksedge, Long-beaked bald-rush	Native, Vulnerable Annual, Graminoid		NYFA: 3	USDA-N0 Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Rhynchospora inundata (Oakes) Fernald	Drowned horned-rush, Narrowfruit     horned-beaksedge, Narrow-fruited     beaksedge	Native, Threatened Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: 2	USDA-N0 Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Rhynchospora nitens (Vahl) A.Gray	Bald-rush, Short-beaked beaksedge	Native, Threatened Annual, Graminoid		NYFA: 2	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Rhynchospora chalarocephala Fernald & Gale      1940. Rhynchospora chalarocephala Fernald & Gale	Loosehead beaksedge, Loose-head beak-rush	Native, Likely extirpated, Last collected 1932 Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: Z	USDA-N0 FNA Images Wikispecies
Rhynchospora torreyana  A.Gray	Torrey beak-rush, Torrey's beaksedge	Native, Likely extirpated, Last collected 1929 Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: 1Z	USDA-N0 Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Rhynchospora recognita (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, Likely extirpated, Last collected 1924 Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: Z	USDA-N0 FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Rhynchospora pallida  M.A.Curtis	Pale beaksedge, Pale beak-rush	Native, Likely extirpated, Last collected 1921 Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: Z	USDA-N0 Images Wikispecies
Rhynchospora gracilenta  A.Gray	Slender beaksedge	Native, Likely extirpated, Last collected 1843 Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: Z	USDA-N0 Images Wikispecies
Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small var. globularis	Globe beaksedge	Native, No recent reports Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: Z	USDA-N0 Images Wikispecies
Rhynchospora cephalantha 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
Genus Rhynchospora Vahl  Template:Txt}	Beaksedge	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Rhynchospora macra	Large beaksedge	N. America native, N.Y. excluded		NYFA-Excluded	USDA-N0 FNA Images Wikispecies
Rhynchospora glomerata	Clustered beaksedge	N. America native, N.Y. excluded		NYFA-Excluded	USDA-N0 FNA Images Wikispecies

Tribe Scirpeae

Eriophorum

Poales — Cyperaceae — Cyperoideae — Scirpeae — Eriophorum
Genus Eriophorum	Cottongrass	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Eriophorum virginicum  L.	Tawny cottongrass, Tawny cotton-grass	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Eriophorum vaginatum  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		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany ARS-GRIN FNA Images Wikispecies
Eriophorum tenellum  Nutt.	Fewnerved cottongrass, Rough cotton-grass	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald	Green keeled cotton-grass, Thinleaf cottonsedge	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Eriophorum gracile W.D.J.Koch	Slender cottongrass, Slender cotton-grass	Native, Likely secure		NYFA: 4	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Genus Eriophorum  Template:Txt}	Cottongrass	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. angustifolium 1753. Eriophorum polystachion L. (i) 1782. E. angustifolium Honck. 1819. E. angustifoliumvar. 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

Poales — Cyperaceae — Cyperoideae — Scirpeae — Scirpus
Genus Scirpus	Bulrush	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Scirpus pendulus  Muhl.	Pendulous bulrush, Nodding bulrush, Pendulous bulrush, Rufous bulrush	Native, CoC: 1, Secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Scirpus hattorianus  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
Scirpus atrovirens  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
Scirpus cyperinus  (L.) Kunth 1762. Eriophorum cyperinum L. 1805. Trichophorum cyperinum (L.) Pers. 1837. Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth 1856. S. eriophorumvar. cyperinus 1906. S. cyperinusvar. 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		NYFA:	USDA-NN Go Botany VASCAN ARS-GRIN FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Scirpus atrocinctus  Fernald 1899. Scirpus atrocinctus Fernald 1899. S. atrocinctusvar. brachypodus 1900. Eriophorum cyperinum var. atrocinctum 1946. S. cyperinusvar. 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
Scirpus microcarpus 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
Scirpus polyphyllus  Vahl	Leafy bulrush	Native, CoC: 6, Secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: 5	USDA-N0 Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Scirpus pedicellatus  Fernald	Stalked bulrush, Stalked woolgrass	Native, CoC: 7, Secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: 5	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies
Scirpus expansus  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
Scirpus georgianus  R.M.Harper 1900. Scirpus georgianus R.M.Harper 1921. S. atrovirensvar. georgianus	Georgia bulrush	Native, CoC: 1, Endangered, NYNHP: 1 OBL Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: 1	USDA-NN Go Botany FNA Tropicos Images Wikispecies
Scirpus ancistrochaetus Schuyler	Northeastern bulrush	Native, CoC: 10, Endangered, FWS OBL Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: 1	USDA-NN Go Botany Images Wikispecies Note: [1]
Scirpus longii  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

Poales — Cyperaceae — Cyperoideae — Scirpeae — Scirpus
Genus Scirpus  Template:Txt}	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
Genus Scirpus  Template:Txt}	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
Scirpus × peckii  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

Trichophorum

Poales — Cyperaceae — Cyperoideae — Scirpeae — Trichophorum
Genus Trichophorum	Bulrush	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Trichophorum alpinum (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
Trichophorum planifolium	Bashful bulrush	Native, Secure		NYFA: 5	Images Wikispecies
Trichophorum cespitosum 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
Trichophorum clintonii (A. Gray) S.G. Sm.	Clinton's bulrush	Native, CoC: 10, Endangered FACU Perennial, Graminoid		NYFA: 1	USDA-NN Images Wikispecies

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