Carex pseudocyperus

Cyperus sedge
	Despite its name and appearance, this plant is in the genus Carex, not Cyperus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Subgenus:	C. subg. Carex
Section:	C. sect. Pseudocypereae
Species:	C. pseudocyperus
Binomial name
	Carex pseudocyperus; L.

Carex pseudocyperus is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common name cyperus sedge[1] or hop sedge.[2] It grows in marshes, swamps, and the margins of ponds, rivers and canals. The stems can be up to 90 centimetres (35 in) with one male spike and 3–-5 pendulous female spikes, and bright yellow-green leaves to 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in).[2][3][4]

References

"BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (Excel Spreadsheet). 2007. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
Fitter, Richard; Fitter, Alastair; Farrer, Ann (1984). Collins Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns of Britain and Northern Europe. London. p. 142. ISBN 0 00 219136 9.
Stace, Clive A. (2010). New flora of the British isles (Third ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. p. 965. ISBN 9780521707725.
"Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora".

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[BSBI-1] "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (Excel Spreadsheet). 2007. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Fitter-2] Fitter, Richard; Fitter, Alastair; Farrer, Ann (1984). Collins Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns of Britain and Northern Europe. London. p. 142. ISBN 0 00 219136 9.

[Stace-3] Stace, Clive A. (2010). New flora of the British isles (Third ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. p. 965. ISBN 9780521707725.

[4] "Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora".