Called “sedge” in GBIF
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family contains around 5,500 described species in about 90 genera, the largest with over 2,000 species being the "true sedges" or Carex.
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Cyperus esculentus
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Eleocharis palustris
1 article
Erwin Sieben · North-West, Botswana · CC0
Cyperus
1 article
Scirpoides holoschoenus
1 article
Eleocharis
1 article
Marc-Aurèle Vallée · Québec, Canada · CC0
Cyperus dentatus
1 article
Carex aquatilis
1 articleAlso here, with one plant each: Carex (Water Sedge), Scirpoides (Round-headed Clubrush).
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