Flora of New York/Cyperaceae 1

← Poales (2) Juncaceae	Flora of New York — Poales (3) : Cyperaceae (1) Sclerieae, Cladieae, Schoeneae, Scirpeae				→ Poales (4) Cyperaceae (2) Cariceae
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Family Cyperaceae

The Cyperaceae (sedge family) contains grass-like monocots, most of which have stems with triangular cross-sections.

Subfamily Cyperoideae

Tribe Sclerieae

Scleria

Poales — Cyperaceae — Cyperoideae — Sclerieae — Scleria
Scleria P.J.Bergius	Nutsedge / nutrush	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd. 1805. Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd. 1837. Scleria tenella Kunth	Low nut sedge, Low nutsedge, Low nutrush Sclérie verticillée	Native, C:10, Endangered OBL Annual, Graminoid			NYFA-1 USDA-NN NPT Can ITIS FNA Trop. Images, wsp
Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd. 1805. Scleria caroliniana Willd. (i) 1871. Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana 1906. Scleria pauciflora var. kansana 1926. Scleria ciliata var. pauciflora	Few-flowered nutsedge, Few-flowered nutrush, Papillose nutrush, Carolina nutrush Sclérie pauciflore	Native, C:10, Endangered, NYNHP: 1^[1] FACU Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-1 USDA-N0 NPT Can FNA Trop. Images, wsp
Scleria triglomerata group	Nutsedge / nutrush	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Scleria triglomerata Michx. 1803. Scleria triglomerata Michx. 1834. Cladium triglomeratum (Michx.) Nees 1837. Scleria nitida Willd. ex Kunth 1842. Trachylomia triglomerata (Michx.) Nees 1855. Scleria flaccida Steud.	Whip nut sedge, Whip nutsedge, Whip nutrush, Tall nutrush, Whipgrass Sclérie à trois glomérules	Native, C:10, Endangered, NYNHP: 1^[2] FAC Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-1 USDA-NN NPT Can ITIS FNA Trop. LBJ Images, wsp
Scleria minor (Britton) W.Stone 1885. Scleria triglomerata var. gracilis 1896. Scleria triglomerata var. minor 1912. Scleria minor (Britton) W.Stone	Slender nut sedge, Slender nutrush	Native, C:10, Endangered, NYNHP: 1^[3] FACW Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-1 USDA-N0 NEW-0 FNA Trop. Images, wsp
Scleria reticularis group	Nutsedge / nutrush	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Scleria reticularis Michx. 1803. Scleria reticularis Michx. 1884. Scleria reticularis var. reticularis 1884. Scleria reticularis var. pumila	Netted nut sedge, Netted nutsedge, Netted nutrush	Native, C:10, Rare OBL Annual, Graminoid			NYFA-3 USDA-NN NPT ITIS FNA Trop. LBJ Images, wsp
Scleria muehlenbergii Steud. auct. Scleria setacea non Poir. 1806 1841. Scleria muehlenbergii Steud. 1885. Scleria reticularis var. pubescens 1923. Scleria stevensiana Britton	Muhlenberg's nut sedge, Muhlenberg's nutrush	Native, C:10, Endangered FACW-FAC Annual/perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-1 USDA-NN FNA Trop. Images, wsp
↑ New York Natural Heritage Program. 2016. Online Conservation Guide for Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana. Endangered, S1/G5T4T5. ↑ New York Natural Heritage Program. 2016. Online Conservation Guide for Scleria triglomerata. Endangered, S1/G5. ↑ New York Natural Heritage Program. 2016. Online Conservation Guide for Scleria minor. Endangered, S1/G4.

Tribe Cladieae

Cladium

Poales — Cyperaceae — Cyperoideae — Cladieae — Cladium
Cladium	Sawgrass	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr.	Smooth sawgrass, Twig rush	Native, Secure			NYFA-5 USDA-NN NPT Images, wsp

Tribe Schoeneae

Rhynchospora

Poales — Cyperaceae — Cyperoideae — Schoeneae — Rhynchospora
Rhynchospora Vahl	Beaksedge	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl	White beak sedge, White beaksedge, White beak-rush	Native, C:10, Secure Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-5 USDA-NN NPT Images, wsp
Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl (1805)	Brownish beaksedge, Brownish beak-rush	Native, Secure Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-5 USDA-NN NPT Images, wsp
Rhynchospora capillacea Torr. (1823)	Horned beak-rush, Needle beaksedge	Native, Likely secure Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-4 USDA-NN NPT Images, wsp
Rhynchospora fusca (L.) W.T.Aiton (1810)	Brown beaksedge, Brown beak-rush	Native, Vulnerable Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-3-4 USDA-NN NPT Images, wsp
Rhynchospora macrostachya Torr. ex A.Gray	Tall beaked-rush, Tall horned beaksedge, Tall beaksedge	Native, Vulnerable Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-3 USDA-N0 NPT ITIS FNA Images, wsp
Rhynchospora scirpoides (Torr.) A.Gray	Longbeak beaksedge, Long-beaked bald-rush	Native, Vulnerable Annual, Graminoid			NYFA-3 USDA-N0 NPT Images, wsp
Rhynchospora inundata (Oakes) Fernald	Drowned horned-rush, Narrowfruit horned-beaksedge, Narrow-fruited beaksedge	Native, Threatened Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-2 USDA-N0 NPT Images, wsp
Rhynchospora nitens (Vahl) A.Gray	Bald-rush, Short-beaked beaksedge	Native, Threatened Annual, Graminoid			NYFA-2 USDA-NN NPT Images, wsp
Rhynchospora chalarocephala Fernald & Gale 1940. Rhynchospora chalarocephala Fernald & Gale	Loosehead beaksedge, Loose-head beak-rush	Native, Likely extirpated, Last collected 1932 Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-Z USDA-N0 FNA Images, wsp
Rhynchospora torreyana A.Gray	Torrey beak-rush, Torrey's beaksedge	Native, Likely extirpated, Last collected 1929 Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-1Z USDA-N0 NPT Images, wsp
Rhynchospora recognita (Gale) Kral 1920. Phaeocephalum cymosum House 1931. Dichromena cymosa J.F.Macbr. 1944. Rhynchospora globularis var. recognita Gale 1999. R. recognita (Gale) Kral	Globe beak-rush	Native, Likely extirpated, Last collected 1924 Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-Z USDA-N0 FNA Trop. Images, wsp
Rhynchospora pallida M.A.Curtis	Pale beaksedge, Pale beak-rush	Native, Likely extirpated, Last collected 1921 Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-Z USDA-N0 Images, wsp
Rhynchospora gracilenta A.Gray	Slender beaksedge	Native, Likely extirpated, Last collected 1843 Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-Z USDA-N0 Images, wsp
Rhynchospora globularis (Chapm.) Small var. globularis	Globe beaksedge	Native, No recent reports Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-Z USDA-N0 Images, wsp
Rhynchospora cephalantha A. Gray (1835) R. axillaris (Lam.) Britton	Bunched beaksedge, Capitate beak-rush	Native, Likely extirpated, No sources Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-Z USDA-N0 Images, wsp
Rhynchospora Vahl (excluded taxa)	Beaksedge	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Rhynchospora macra	Large beaksedge	N. America native, N.Y. excluded			NYFA-XCLD USDA-N0 FNA Images, wsp
Rhynchospora glomerata	Clustered beaksedge	N. America native, N.Y. excluded			NYFA-XCLD USDA-N0 FNA Images, wsp

Tribe Scirpeae

Eriophorum

Poales — Cyperaceae — Cyperoideae — Scirpeae — Eriophorum
Eriophorum	Cottongrass	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Eriophorum virginicum L.	Tawny cottongrass, Tawny cotton-grass	Native, Secure			NYFA-5 USDA-NN NPT Images, wsp
Eriophorum vaginatum L. 1753. Eriophorum vaginatum L. 1874. Eriophorum callithrix Lange 1910. Eriophorum fauriei E.G.Camus 1925. Eriophorum spissum Fernald 1931. Eriophorum scabridum Ohwi	Tussock cottongrass, Tussock cotton-grass, Sheathed cottongrass, Hare's-tail cottongrass Linaigrette à large gaine, Linaigrette gainée	Native, Secure			NYFA-5 USDA-NN NPT ARS FNA Images, wsp
Eriophorum tenellum Nutt.	Fewnerved cottongrass, Rough cotton-grass	Native, Secure			NYFA-5 USDA-NN NPT Images, wsp
Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald	Green keeled cotton-grass, Thinleaf cottonsedge	Native, Secure			NYFA-5 USDA-NN NPT Images, wsp
Eriophorum gracile W.D.J.Koch	Slender cottongrass, Slender cotton-grass	Native, Likely secure			NYFA-4 USDA-NN NPT Images, wsp
Eriophorum (excluded taxa)	Cottongrass	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. angustifolium 1753. Eriophorum polystachion L. (i) 1782. E. angustifolium Honck. 1819. E. angustifolium var. majus 1936. E. angustifolium ssp. scabriusculum 1962. E. angustifolium ssp. subarcticum	Narrow-leaved cotton-grass, Tall cottongrass Linaigrette à feuilles étroites	N. America native, N.Y. excluded			NYFA-XCLD USDA-NN NPT FNA Trop. Images, wsp

Scirpus

Poales — Cyperaceae — Cyperoideae — Scirpeae — Scirpus
Scirpus	Bulrush	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Scirpus pendulus Muhl.	Pendulous bulrush, Nodding bulrush, Pendulous bulrush, Rufous bulrush	Native, C:1, Secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-5 USDA-NN NPT Images, wsp
Scirpus hattorianus Makino 1928. Scirpus atrovirens svar. viviparus Farwell 1933. Scirpus hattorianus Makino	Mosquito bulrush, Early dark-green bulrush Scirpe de Hattori	Native, C:1, Secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-5 USDA-NN NPT Can FNA Trop. Images, wsp
Scirpus atrovirens Willd. 1809. Scirpus atrovirens Willd 1906. Scirpus atrovirens var. pycnocephalus Fernald	Dark-green bulrush, Darkgreen bulrush, Green bulrush, Black bulrush Scirpe noirâtre, Scirpe vert sombre	Native, C:2, Secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-5 USDA-NN NPT Can ARS FNA Trop. Images, wsp
Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth 1762. Eriophorum cyperinum L. 1805. Trichophorum cyperinum (L.) Pers. 1837. Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth 1856. S. eriophorum var. cyperinus 1906. S. cyperinus var. pelius 1945. Scirpus rubricosus Fernald	Woolgrass, Common woolly bulrush, Common wool-grass, Common woolsedge, Brown woolly sedge Scirpe souchet	Native, C:4, Secure OBL-FACW Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA- USDA-NN NPT Can ARS FNA Trop. Images, wsp
Scirpus atrocinctus Fernald 1899. Scirpus atrocinctus Fernald 1899. S. atrocinctus var. brachypodus 1900. Eriophorum cyperinum var. atrocinctum 1946. S. cyperinus var. brachypodus 1981. Trichophorum atrocinctum Á.Löve & D.Löve	Blackgirdle bulrush, Black-girdled wool-grass, Black-girdled woolsedge, Woolgrass bulrush Scirpe à ceinture noire	Native, C:5, Secure OBL-FACW Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-5 USDA-NN NPT Can ITIS FNA Trop. Images, wsp
Scirpus microcarpus J.Presl & C.Presl Scirpus rubrotinctus	Panicled bulrush, Small-fruited bulrush	Native, C:6, Secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-5 USDA-NN NPT Images, wsp
Scirpus polyphyllus Vahl	Leafy bulrush	Native, C:6, Secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-5 USDA-N0 NPT Images, wsp
Scirpus pedicellatus Fernald	Stalked bulrush, Stalked woolgrass	Native, C:7, Secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-5 USDA-NN NPT Images, wsp
Scirpus expansus Fernald Scirpus sylvaticus L. p.p. Scirpus expansus Fernald	Wood bulrush, Woodland beak-rush, Woodland bulrush	Native, C:6, Likely secure OBL Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-4 USDA-NN NPT Images, wsp
Scirpus georgianus R.M.Harper 1900. Scirpus georgianus R.M.Harper 1921. S. atrovirens var. georgianus	Georgia bulrush	Native, C:1, Endangered, NYNHP: 1^[1] OBL Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-1 USDA-NN NPT FNA Trop. Images, wsp
Scirpus ancistrochaetus Schuyler	Northeastern bulrush	Native, C:10, Endangered, FWS OBL Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-1 USDA-NN NPT Images, wsp Note:
Scirpus longii Fernald 1911. Scirpus longii Fernald	Long's bulrush Scirpe de Long	Native, Likely extirpated			NYFA-Z USDA-NN NPT Can ARS ITIS FNA Trop. NSE BNA Images, wsp
↑ New York Natural Heritage Program. 2016. Online Conservation Guide for Scirpus georgianus. Endangered, S1/G5.

Scirpus hybrids

Poales — Cyperaceae — Cyperoideae — Scirpeae — Scirpus
Scirpus natural hybrids	Hybrid wool-grass & bulrush	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
S. atrocinctus × cyperinus Scirpus atrocinctus × Scirpus cyperinus	Hybrid wool-grass, Hybrid of black-girdled wool-grass & common wool-grass	Native, Unranked			NYFA-U Images, wsp
S. atrocinctus × hattorianus Scirpus atrocinctus × Scirpus hattorianus	Hybrid bulrush, Hybrid of black-girdled wool-grass & mosquito bulrush	Native, Unranked			NYFA-U Images, wsp
S. atrovirens × hattorianus Scirpus atrovirens × Scirpus hattorianus	Hybrid bulrush, Hybrid of dark-green bulrush & mosquito bulrush	Native, Unranked			NYFA-U Images, wsp
S. atrovirens × polyphyllus Scirpus atrovirens × Scirpus polyphyllus	Hybrid bulrush, Hybrid of dark-green bulrush & leafy bulrush	Native, Unranked			NYFA-U Images, wsp
S. cyperinus × pedicellatus Scirpus cyperinus × Scirpus pedicellatus	Hybrid wool-grass, Hybrid of common wool-grass & stalked wool-grass	Native, Unranked			NYFA-U Images, wsp
S. expansus × microcarpus Scirpus expansus × Scirpus microcarpus	Hybrid bulrush, Hybrid of wood bulrush & barber-pole bulrush	Native, Unranked			NYFA-U Images, wsp
Scirpus (excluded taxa)	Hybrid wool-grass	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
S. atrocinctus × pedicellatus Scirpus atrocinctus × Scirpus pedicellatus	Hybrid wool-grass, Hybrid of black-girdled wool-grass & stalked wool-grass	N. America native, N.Y. excluded			NYFA-XCLD Images, wsp
S. atrovirens × cyperinus Scirpus atrovirens × Scirpus cyperinus	Hybrid wool-grass, Hybrid of black-girdled wool-grass & common wool-grass	N. America native, N.Y. excluded			NYFA-XCLD Images, wsp
Scirpus × peckii Britton Scirpus atrocinctus × Scirpus hattorianus Scirpus × peckii Britton	Peck's bulrush Scirpe de Peck	N. America native, N.Y. excluded OBL Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-3? USDA-NN NPT Can ITIS Images, wsp

Trichophorum

Poales — Cyperaceae — Cyperoideae — Scirpeae — Trichophorum
Trichophorum	Bulrush	N.Y. Status	Images	Distribution	NY NPT
Trichophorum alpinum (L.) Pers. Baeothryon alpinum (L.) Egor. Eriophorum alpinum L. Leucocoma alpina (L.) Rydb. Scirpus hudsonianus (Michx.) Fernald	Alpine bulrush, Alpine cotton-grass	Native, Secure			NYFA-5 USDA-NN Images, wsp
Trichophorum planifolium	Bashful bulrush	Native, Secure			NYFA-5 Images, wsp
Trichophorum cespitosum ssp. cespitosum	Deer's-hair club sedge, Deer's hair sedge, Deergrass, Deerhair bulrush, Tufted bulrush	Native, C:10, Threatened FACU Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-2 Images, wsp
Trichophorum clintonii (A. Gray) S.G. Sm.	Clinton's bulrush	Native, C:10, Endangered FACU Perennial, Graminoid			NYFA-1 USDA-NN Images, wsp

← Poales (2) Juncaceae	Flora of New York — Poales (3) : Cyperaceae (1) Sclerieae, Cladieae, Schoeneae, Scirpeae				→ Poales (4) Cyperaceae (2) Cariceae
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[1] New York Natural Heritage Program. 2016. Online Conservation Guide for Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana. Endangered, S1/G5T4T5.

[2] New York Natural Heritage Program. 2016. Online Conservation Guide for Scleria triglomerata. Endangered, S1/G5.

[3] New York Natural Heritage Program. 2016. Online Conservation Guide for Scleria minor. Endangered, S1/G4.

[4] New York Natural Heritage Program. 2016. Online Conservation Guide for Scirpus georgianus. Endangered, S1/G5.