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  1. 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 …

  2. 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 …

  3. 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, …

  4. 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 …

  5. 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 …

  6. 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 …

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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 …

  10. 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. …