
Sedges | Encyclopedia.com
Some species of sedge can occur in habitats that are rather dry, as in the case of some arctic and alpine sedges. Sedges in ecosystems Sedges are an important component of the plant …
sedge - Encyclopedia.com
May 23, 2018 · sedge Any of numerous species of grass-like perennial plants, especially those of the genus Carex, widely distributed in temperate, cold, and tropical mountain regions, usually …
Bulrush | Encyclopedia.com
May 21, 2018 · bulrush Grass-like plant of the sedge family, found in marshes or beside water in Europe, Africa and North America. The common British bulrush (reed mace), Typha latifolia, …
Biomes - Encyclopedia.com
May 17, 2018 · Biomes An ecosystem is a community of organisms that interact with each other and with the abiotic (chemical and physical) factors in their particular environment. A biome is …
Sedge, Sege | Encyclopedia.com
Sedge, Sege a collection of rush-like marsh plants, hence, a group of sea or marsh birds that use it as a nesting place. Also, siege. Examples : sedge of bitterns; of cranes; of herons—Bk. of …
Pu'uka'a - Encyclopedia.com
Oct 10, 1996 · Description Cyperus trachysanthos (Pu'uka'a), a member of the sedge family (Cyperaceae), is a perennial grasslike plant with a short rhizome (underground stem). The …
Navajo Sedge - Encyclopedia.com
Navajo Sedge Carex specuicola Source for information on Navajo Sedge: Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America dictionary.
White Sedge - Encyclopedia.com
Oct 22, 1997 · White Sedge Carex albida Source for information on White Sedge: Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America dictionary.
African Treefrogs (Hyperoliidae) - Encyclopedia.com
About 40 subspecies are recognized. other common names English: Reed frog, sedge frog. physical characteristics H. viridiflavus is a characteristic and abundant reed frog on the …
Rushes - Encyclopedia.com
Biology of rushes Rushes are grass and sedge like in their superficial morphology, but they differ from plants in these families (Poaceae and Cyperaceae, respectively) in important respects. …