Cyperaceae: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The Family Cyperaceae, or the Sedge Family, is a family of monocot flowering plants. Many of these plants superficially resemble grasses.

The water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) is a sedge. It is called in French liseron d'eau, but is neither a liseron nor a chestnut. In Chinese it is called ma-ti, which means horsekick. Papyrus, the ancient Egyptian writing material was made out of the sedge, Cyperus papyrus.

Genera

Scirpus
Bolboschoenus
Schoenoplectus
Isolepis
Eleogiton
Trichophorum
Blysmus
Eriophorum
Eleocharis
Cyperus
Cladium
Rhynchospora
Carex