Cyperaceae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	sedge • sedge family

Photos

Spikes of sedge (Carex pendula).

Close-up of a Carex vesicaria sedge plant with green, spiky flower spikes and slender grass-like leaves.

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Topics

Carex Cladium beak rush Cyperus Sclerioideae Caricoideae Cyperoideae Schoenus spike rush Mapanioideae Poaceae Bromeliaceae cattail flowering rush Why Is Grass Green?

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous