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"Rootstock of Cotton-Grass (Eriophorum)." -Bergen, 1896

Cottongrass

"Rootstock of Cotton-Grass (Eriophorum)." -Bergen, 1896

Pictured from the cyperaceae orders are (1) scirpus, (1a) a portion of inflorescence, (1b) flower, (2) eriophorum, spikelet, (3) carex, (3a) inflorescence, and (3b) vertical section of perigynium. Pictured from the palmaceae order are (4) chamaerops, (4a) spathe and spadix, and (4b) floral diagram. Pictured from the cyclanthaceae order are (5) cyclanthus, inflorescence, and (6) carludovica, inflorescence.

Cyperaceae, Palmaceae, and Cyclanthaceae Orders

Pictured from the cyperaceae orders are (1) scirpus, (1a) a portion of inflorescence, (1b) flower, (2)…

An illustration of the female flower of the sedge plant. Carex is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (although other, related species are also called sedges, those of genus Carex may be called "true" sedges). It is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology.

Sedge

An illustration of the female flower of the sedge plant. Carex is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae,…