Cyperaceae (family)
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Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Plantae (kingdom) > Angiospermae (division) > Liliopsida (class) > Poales (order)
Descripción
Family containing around 110 genera and 5,500 species of plants, many growing in wetlands; they superficially resemble grasses or rushes by stems that are triangular in cross-sections and having leaves that are spirally arranged in three ranks (while grasses have alternate leaves forming two ranks).
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Otros términos
- sedge family (family) [en]