Eriophorum vaginatum in flowering stage. Profuse yellow anthers. Greyish thin and papery pointed bracts (if that is right word) visible at base of flower where it joins the rounded stem.

Refined the identification: it's Hare's Tail Cottongrass, Eriophorum vaginatum, not E. angustifolium, Common Cottongrass. In Sedge family, #Cyperaceae. Single upright flowering spikes. Flowering on 25 March. Altitude: over 500m. Felt lucky to see it at this stage. #Cumbria #botany #WildflowerHour

Between wind and visitors? Insights into floral anatomy, taxonomy and reproductive biology in Cryptangieae (Cyperaceae) AbstractBackground and Aims. The flowers of Cyperaceae, especially in Cyperoideae, have two whorls of perianth (sometimes absent), three stamens and a tric

🐞 Overall, the study reveals how floral anatomy, colour and ecology combine to shape pollination in Cryptangieae, highlighting the need to rethink pollination modes in sedges. (8/8)

👉 doi.org/qmbh

#PlantScience #Pollination #FloralBiology #Cyperaceae #PlantEcology

I guess not all sedges have edges 🤔 #Chorizandra enodis growing in the many creek lines on their way to Lake Leschenaultia! I love these
Odd species of the #Cyperaceae! This species is widespread and loves these creek lines and seepage areas!

The Inuit people have the best names and uses for cottongrass. The flowers can be made into boot insoles or used to absorb gunk like gauze or cotton swabs do. Their common names include terms that mean "imitation mittens" and "looks like snow geese."

#PlantOTD #Eriophorum #CottonGrass #Cyperaceae

Close-up photo of a loose, open infructescence bearing shiny, orange achenes. Photo by Scott Zona CCBYNC2.

Lest you think broadleaf plants are the only seed dispersal cheaters, here’s Gahnia clarkei (📷: Greg Tasney CCCBYSA4). It’s a sedge that produces shiny, hard fruits that frugivorous birds cannot digest. #Cyperaceae #dispersal #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

Ficinia spiralis syn. Desmoschoenus spiralis
(Pīngao/Pīkao/Golden sand sedge)
Ship Creek Beach, South Island,
Aotearoa/New Zealand
June 2025
#FiciniaSpiralis #Pīngao #Pīkao #Cyperaceae #Aotearoa #NewZealand #WaipapaPoint #nzplants #NZflora #NewZealandFlora #botany #NaturePhotography #bluesky

Carex davalliana

#Carexdavalliana #Carex #DavallsSegge #Davallssedge #LaîchedeDavall #Pflanze #plant #Cyperaceae #Segge #Sedge #Nature #NaturePhotography

Carex davalliana

#Carexdavalliana #Carex #DavallsSegge #Davallssedge #LaîchedeDavall #Pflanze #plant #Cyperaceae #Segge #Sedge #Nature #NaturePhotography

Exploring the Harvard University Herbaria today! Digging into their rich botanical collections & for a project on the impacts of global change on sedges #Cyperaceae 💚

Found a nice population of 200+ Carex x elytroides today. I didn't find C. nigra yet but C. acuta was also abuntant.

Cyperaceae

#botany #carex #wildplants #cyperaceae #nature

Carex riparia Curtis balcalló · família: Cyperaceae · regió biogeogràfica: pluriregional · forma biològica: hemicriptòfit · hàbitat: herbassars humits · rang altitudinal: 50 m Citacions bibliogràfiques (veure referències bibliogràfiques): Llensa (1945) [Carex riparia Curt.]: Fogás de Tordera: Font del Ferro; Massanas: Casanova de Regás. Bolòs (1954) [Carex riparia]: Maçanes, orilla izquierda de la Riera de Santa Coloma, cerca […]

Redirecting

New paper in Biological Conservation using @gbif.org mediated data:

Temperature and precipitation influence the distribution of different #Cyperaceae life forms: The role of protected areas in the #Amazon for #conservation 🇧🇷

#CiteTheDOI: ✅

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110886

Photo of the heads of this sedge. Each one is subtended by white, linear bracts.

We usually think of Cyperaceae as having small, wind-pollinated flowers, but Rhynchospora latifolia has gone in for insect pollination via pseudanthia. The showy, white bits subtending the spikelets are bracts. #pseudanthia #Cyperaceae #botany 🌾🧪🌱

http://www.inaturalist.org/projects/sedges-of-southeast-asia-cyperaceae

Did you know there is a #SoutheastAsia project for #Cyperaceae on @inaturalist.bsky.social? If you want to contribute, upload your pictures and they will be automatically added whenever you spot a sedge🧐🌾Let's speed up sedge knowledge for such a biodiverse region!
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Do all grasses look the same to you? Can you identify #cyperaceae? Do you confuse them with grasses or rushes? Field guide of Spanish and Portuguese sedges (Cyperaceae), 2nd ed. (2024).
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Genetic patterns of three bulrush species #Cyperaceae around #GreatSaltLake can only be explained by #seeddispersal by waterfowl, with implications for #wetand #restoration projects. @CoDisperse @WWTconservation @AdamLovasKiss @BES_AquaEco