Cyperaceae information from NPGS/GRIN

United States Department of Agriculture
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Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)



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Family: Cyperaceae Juss., nom. cons.

Family number: 331. Last updated: 17-Jan-2003.
Number of accepted genera: 111.
Type genus: Cyperus L.
Comment: monocot family.

Complete list of genera

List of genera formerly placed here

Check other databases for:

Cyperaceae fruit/seed descriptions and images (U.S. National Seed Herbarium)
Higher level classification information (P. F. Steven's Angiosperm Phylogeny Website)
Reveal's concordance of Cyperaceae with other family classifications (University of Maryland)
Cyperaceae genera from Brummitt's Vascular Plant Families and Genera (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

References for family:

There are no references for this family in GRIN.

Check other bibliographic databases:

KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Note: Log on to KBD for better access.

Synonyms for family:

Kobresiaceae Gilly

Subfamilies and tribes for Cyperaceae:

Subfamily	Tribe	Subtribe
Cyperoideae
Cyperoideae	Abildgaardieae
Cyperoideae	Bisboeckelereae
Cyperoideae	Cariceae
Cyperoideae	Cladieae
Cyperoideae	Cryptangieae
Cyperoideae	Cypereae
Cyperoideae	Dulichieae
Cyperoideae	Eleocharideae
Cyperoideae	Fuireneae
Cyperoideae	Rhynchosporeae
Cyperoideae	Schoeneae
Cyperoideae	Scirpeae
Cyperoideae	Sclerieae
Cyperoideae	Trilepideae
Mapanioideae
Mapanioideae	Chrysitricheae
Mapanioideae	Hypolytreae

Images:

Disseminule drawings (Bulbostylis puberula): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Carex myosurus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Courtoisina cyperoides): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Cyperus cyperoides): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Cyperus laetus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Cyperus monti): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Cyperus pilosus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Eleocharis afflata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Eleocharis dulcis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Eleocharis nodulosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Fimbristylis acuminata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Fimbristylis tetragona): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Fuirena glomerata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Kyllinga polyphylla): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Rhynchospora tenuis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Schoenoplectus supinus subsp. supinus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Scirpus articulatus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Scirpus erectus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Scleria barteri): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Bulbostylis puberula): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Carex myosurus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Courtoisina cyperoides): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Cyperus cyperoides): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Cyperus laetus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Cyperus pilosus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Cyperus serotinus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Eleocharis congesta): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Eleocharis dulcis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Eleocharis montana): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Fimbristylis acuminata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Fimbristylis tetragona): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Fuirena ciliaris): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Kyllinga polyphylla): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Rhynchospora tenuis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Schoenoplectus juncoides): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Schoenoplectus supinus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Scirpus articulatus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Scleria barteri): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Forestry Images (Carex atlantica): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex egglestonii): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex foenea): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex geyeri): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex inops): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex laxiculmis): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex laxiculmis): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex longii): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex lurida): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex lutea): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex nebrascensis): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex occidentalis): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex purpurifera): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex roanensis): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex rossii): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex scoparia): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex scopulorum): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Carex triangularis): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cymophyllus fraserianus): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cyperus aggregatus): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cyperus alopecuroides): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cyperus compressus): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cyperus cuspidatus): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cyperus difformis): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cyperus entrerianus): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cyperus eragrostis): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cyperus esculentus): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cyperus gracilis): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cyperus iria): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cyperus odoratus): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cyperus pilosus): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cyperus rotundus): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cyperus squarrosus): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cyperus strigosus): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Cyperus surinamensis): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Kyllinga brevifolia): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Kyllinga nemoralis): from www.forestryimages.org
Fruit (Carex bebbii): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit (Carex straminea): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit (Carex tribuloides): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit (Carex vulpinoidea): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit (Fuirena simplex): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit (Rhynchospora globularis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit (Scirpodendron ghaeri): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit (Scirpus americanus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit (Scirpus californicus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit (Scirpus fluviatilis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit (Scleria macrophylla): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit (only) with scales (Cladium mariscoides): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit and seed (Carex crinita): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit and seed (Carex squarrosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit and seed (Carex stricta): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit and seed (Pycreus polystachyos): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit and spikelet (Cyperus retrorsus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit and spikelet (Cyperus surinamensis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit with/without bract (Cyperus ferax): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit with/without bract (Cyperus ovularis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit, individual (Kyllinga odorata subsp. cylindrica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruiting head (Carex liparocarpos subsp. bordzilowskii): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruiting head (Fimbristylis annua): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruiting head (Fimbristylis mucronulata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruiting head (Kyllinga odorata subsp. cylindrica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruiting head (Pycreus polystachyos): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruiting head (Scirpus articulatus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruits (Eleocharis dulcis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruits, individual (Carex liparocarpos subsp. bordzilowskii): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Carex albolutescens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Carex blanda): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Carex liparocarpos subsp. bordzilowskii): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Carex lupulina): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Carex rostrata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Carex simulata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Carex stipata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Cyperus erythrorhizos): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Cyperus flavescens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Cyperus odoratus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Cyperus pseudovegetus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Eleocharis obtusa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Eleocharis palustris): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Eleocharis quadrangulata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Schoenoplectus mucronatus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Scirpus acutus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Scirpus atrovirens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Cladium mariscoides): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Eleocharis dulcis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Fimbristylis annua): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Fimbristylis mucronulata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Kyllinga odorata subsp. cylindrica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Pycreus polystachyos): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Scirpodendron ghaeri): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Scirpus articulatus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds or fruits (Carex spp.): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Seeds or fruits (Cyperus esculentus): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Seeds or fruits (Cyperus rotundus): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Seeds or fruits (Fimbristylis spp.): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Seeds or fruits (Kyllinga spp.): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Seeds or fruits (Scirpus spp.): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/family.pl?331 (18 June 2013)

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