This table lists all species profiled on PIER with the growth habit = "sedge". An alphabetical index to all PIER species is also available. It includes those of environmental concern (including those that are probably of threat only to islands with high elevations) as well as agricultural and ruderal weeds. Each species is linked by its scientific name to an individual write-up containing relevant information.
Species are listed in alphabetic order. You can browse this list or use the "find" function on your web browser to search by scientific name.
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| Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Present on
Pacific Islands? |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
| Actinoscirpus grossus (Cyperaceae) | Schoenoplectus grossus (L. f.) Palla; Scirpus grossus L. f. | sedge | No | No |
| Carex longii (Cyperaceae) | sedge | Yes | No | |
| Carex muskingumensis (Cyperaceae) | sedge | No | No | |
| Cyperus compressus (Cyperaceae) | sedge | Yes | No | |
| Cyperus cyperinus (Cyperaceae) | Kyllinga cyperina Retz.; Mariscus cyperinus (Retz.) Vahl | sedge | Yes | No |
| Cyperus cyperoides (Cyperaceae) | Kyllinga sumatrensis Retz.; Mariscus sumatrensis (Retz.) J. Raynal; Mariscus umbellatus Vahl; Scirpus cyperoides L. | sedge | Yes | No |
| Cyperus difformis (Cyperaceae) | sedge | Yes | No | |
| Cyperus digitatus (Cyperaceae) | sedge | No | No | |
| Cyperus distans (Cyperaceae) | sedge | Yes | No | |
| Cyperus esculentus (Cyperaceae) | sedge | No | No | |
| Cyperus gracilis (Cyperaceae) | sedge | Yes | No | |
| Cyperus haspan (Cyperaceae) | Cyperus halpan L. [incorrect spelling] | sedge | Yes | No |
| Cyperus involucratus (Cyperaceae) | Cyperus alternifolius L. subsp. flabelliformis Kük.; Cyperus flabelliformisRottb. | sedge | Yes | No |
| Cyperus iria (Cyperaceae) | sedge | Yes | No | |
| Cyperus ligularis (Cyperaceae) | Mariscus ligularis (L.) Urb. | sedge | Yes | No |
| Cyperus pilosus (Cyperaceae) | sedge | Yes | No | |
| Cyperus rotundus (Cyperaceae) | Chlorocyperus rotundus (L.) Palla; Cyperus tetrastachyos Desf. | sedge | Yes | No |
| Cyperus sanguinolentus (Cyperaceae) | Pycreus sanguinolentus (Vahl) Nees | sedge | Yes | No |
| Cyperus sphacelatus (Cyperaceae) | sedge | Yes | No | |
| Eleocharis acicularis (Cyperaceae) | sedge | Yes | No | |
| Eleocharis dulcis (Cyperaceae) | Andropogon dulcis Burm. f.; Eleocharis tuberosa (Roxb.) Schult.; Scirpus tuberosus Roxb. | sedge | Yes | No |
| Eleocharis geniculata (Cyperaceae) | sedge | Yes | No | |
| Eleocharis radicans (Cyperaceae) | Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult. var. radicans (Poir.) Britton; Eleogiton radicans A. Dietr.; Scirpus radicans Poir. | sedge | Yes | No |
| Fimbristylis aestivalis (Cyperaceae) | Scirpus aestivalis Retz. | sedge | Yes | No |
| Fimbristylis autumnalis (Cyperaceae) | sedge | Yes | No | |
| Fimbristylis littoralis (Cyperaceae) | Fimbristylis miliacea auct. | sedge | Yes | No |
| Fimbristylis umbellaris (Cyperaceae) | Fimbristylis globulosa (Retz.) Kunth; Scirpus umbellaris Lam. | sedge | No | No |
| Fuirena ciliaris (Cyperaceae) | Scirpus ciliaris L. | sedge | No | No |
| Fuirena umbellata (Cyperaceae) | sedge | Yes | No | |
| Kyllinga brevifolia (Cyperaceae) | Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Endl. ex Hassk. | sedge | Yes | No |
| Kyllinga melanosperma (Cyperaceae) | Cyperus melanospermus (Nees) J. V. Suringar | sedge | Yes | No |
| Kyllinga nemoralis (Cyperaceae) | Cyperus kyllingia Endl.; Kyllinga monocephala Rottb. | sedge | Yes | No |
| Kyllinga polyphylla (Cyperaceae) | Cyperus aromaticus (Ridl.) Mattf. & Kük.; Kyllinga aromatica Ridley | sedge | Yes | No |
| Scleria sumatrensis (Cyperaceae) | sedge | No | No |