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Cyperaceae

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Also known as kok plants

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 generathe largest being the "true sedges" (Carex), with over 2,000 species.

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Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges, is a family within the order Poales. It belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Tracheophyta. The taxonomic type for this group is Cyperus. The family was described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and is accepted under the authority Juss.

Members of Cyperaceae produce nucule fruits. They inhabit marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. The family is referenced by 3,998 other encyclopedia articles.

Scientific records include 19,539,035 occurrences and 1,762 publications. Specimen data from iDigBio lists 11,278 records and 5,401 media items, primarily from Mexico.

Synthesized by Vinony from 41 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

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Cyperaceae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyCyperaceae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded19,539,035

莎草科（学名：Cyperaceae）是一種單子葉植物。多年生草本，很少一年生。從表面上看來，它就像是雜草一般。這個科很大，包括了約70屬，4000種物種，且分布相當廣泛。其分布的兩大中心是熱帶亞洲和熱帶南美洲。中国有28属500余种。儘管本科植物能生長在各種環境，但它們傾向於分布在熱帶潮濕地區的土壤貧瘠處，大多生長在潮濕處或沼澤中，也生長在山坡草地或林下。著名物种有香附、纸莎草、蒲草、荸荠等。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
11,278
With media
5,401
Family
Cyperaceae
Collections
IEA-UAT, ECOSUR, IIB-UV, FC-UNAM, UAZ, STDOM
Recorded in
Mexico
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Research

1,762 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Distribution
  • Classification
  • Features
  • Evolution
  • Genera
  • References
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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 generathe largest being the "true sedges" (Carex), with over 2,000 species.

== Distribution == thumb|Artificial floating island communities made of totora by the [[Uru peoples in Lake Titicaca]] Cyperaceae species are widely distributed with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical Asia and tropical South America. While sedges grow in almost all environments, many thrive in wetlands or in poor soils. Ecological communities dominated by sedges are known as s or as sedge meadows.

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