Cyperus sedge | |
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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 or hop sedge. 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).