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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Poales —sedge .
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The pygmy mangrove habitat also contains plants of the Cyperaceae family.
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Una nueva Cyperaceae de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Colombia) y consideraciones fitogeográficas y sinecológicas sobre Carex.
Santa Marta páramo 2008
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Clonal diversity and allozyme variation in populations of the arctic sedge Carex bigelowii (Cyperaceae).
Genetic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation levels 2009
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Grasses are abundant in places, and Cyperaceae form the dominant ground cover in wet hollows.
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Clonal diversity and allozyme variation in populations of the arctic sedge Carex bigelowii (Cyperaceae).
Genetic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation levels 2009
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Different sedge species of the family Cyperaceae are common where the soil contains more humus.
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Wet tundra, present near Gustavus, has a ground cover of sedges Cyperaceae and cottongrass Eriophorum sp., with lodgepole pine Pinus contorta, shrubby willow Salix sp. and sitka alder Alnus sp.
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In humid or wet places of these forests especially rich raised bog-communities grow dominated by Sphagnum, Juncaceae, Cyperaceae and grasses.
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The most common vascular plant families are Rubiaceae, Melastomataceae, Orchidaceae, Bromeliaceae, and Cyperaceae.
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Rocas Atoll has a sense island vegetation which is herbaceous and salt resistant and predominant species include Portulaca oleracea (Portulacaceae), Sesuvium portulacastrum (Aizoaceae), Cyperus ligularis (Cyperaceae), and Eragrrostris prolifera (Poaceae).
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