Carex

Carex hirta

Carex sect. Acrocystis, Carex sect. Albae, Carex sect. Ammoglochin, Carex sect. Anomalae, Carex sect. Aulocystis, Carex sect. Bicolores, Carex sect. Capituligerae, Carex sect. Carex, Carex sect. Careyanae, Carex sect. Ceratocystis, Carex sect. Chlorostachyae, Carex sect. Chordorrhizae, Carex sect. Circinatae, Carex sect. Clandestinae, Carex sect. Collinsiae, Carex sect. Cyperoideae, Carex sect. Deweyanae, Carex sect. Dispermae, Carex sect. Divisae, Carex sect. Dornera, Carex sect. Filifoliae, Carex sect. Firmiculmes, Carex sect. Foetidae, Carex sect. Glareosae, Carex sect. Glaucescentes, Carex sect. Granulares, Carex sect. Griseae, Carex sect. Hallerianae, Carex sect. Heleoglochin, Carex sect. Hirtifoliae, Carex sect. Hispidae, Carex sect. Holarrhenae, Carex sect. Hymenochlaenae, Carex sect. Inflatae, Carex sect. Lamprochlaenae, Carex sect. Laxiflorae, Carex sect. Leptocephalae, Carex sect. Leuchoglochin, Carex sect. Limosae, Carex sect. Longicaules, Carex sect. Lupulinae, Carex sect. Macrocephalae, Carex sect. Mitratae, Carex sect. Multiflorae, Carex sect. Nardinae, Carex sect. Obtusatae, Carex sect. Ovales, Carex sect. Paludosae, Carex sect. Paniceae, Carex sect. Phacocystis, Carex sect. Phaestoglochin, Carex sect. Phyllostachyae, Carex sect. Physoglochin, Carex sect. Pictae, Carex sect. Porocystis, Carex sect. Racemosae, Carex sect. Rhynchocystis, Carex sect. Rostrales, Carex sect. Rupestres, Carex sect. Schiedeanae, Carex sect. Scirpinae, Carex sect. Scitae, Carex sect. Shortianae, Carex sect. Spirostachyae, Carex sect. Squarrosae, Carex sect. Stellulatae, Carex sect. Thuringiaca, Carex sect. Triquetrae, Carex sect. Vesicariae, Carex sect. Vulpinae - sections

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – true sedges.


Cyperus

From Latin cyperus, from Ancient Greek κύπειρος (kúpeiros), alternative form of κύπειρον (kúpeiron).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – sedges, comprising about 600 species on all continents.


Cyperaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Poales – sedges.


Rhynchospora

From Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”) + σπορά (sporá, “seed”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – beak sedges or beak rushes.


Cyperoideae

Bulbostylis

(subfamily): Abildgaardieae, Cariceae, Cryptangieae, Cypereae, Dulichieae, Eleocharideae, Fuireneae, Koyamaeae, Rhynchosporeae, Schoeneae, Scirpeae, Sclerieae, Trilepideae – tribes

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cyperaceae – typical sedges.

A taxonomic section within the family Cyperaceae – Carex sect. Cyperoideae, now including species formerly in section Carex sect. Ovales.


Cariceae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Cyperaceae – proposed as genus Carex s.l., sedges.

Cymophyllus

(tribe): Carex (~2,000 species) - sole accepted genus


Carex platyphylla

→ English: broadleaf sedge (calque)

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→ French: carex à larges feuilles (calque)

Carex f + New Latin platyphylla f (“flat-leaved”)

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A taxonomic species within the family Cyperaceae – broadleaf sedge, native to the northern United States and Canada.


Carex nemurensis

Carex f + New Latin nemurensis m or f. Likely related to Japanese 眠る (“to sleep”) or Japanese 眠り (“sleep”).

A taxonomic species within the family Cyperaceae – sedge found in Japan and parts of Russia.


Rhynchospora alba

From genus Rhynchospora (“snout-seed”) + Latin alba (“white”).

A taxonomic species within the family Cyperaceae – white beaksedge.


Schoenoplectus

From Ancient Greek σχοῖνος (skhoînos, “reed”) + Ancient Greek πλεκτός (plektós, “twisted”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – bulrushes or club-rushes.


Cyperus echinatus

A taxonomic species within the family Cyperaceae – globe flatsedge.