Vascular Plants » Monocots » Cyperaceae:
Cyperaceae
14 genera
203 species
28 subspecies and varieties
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Amphiscirpus, Bolboschoenus, Carex, Cyperus, Dulichium, Eleocharis, Eriophorum, Isolepis, Kobresia, Lipocarpha, Rhynchospora, Schoenoplectus, Scirpus, Trichophorum
Amphiscirpus nevadensis
Origin: Native
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
Origin: Native
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington;
Origin: Native
• ssp. paludosus
Carex abrupta
Origin: Native
Carex agastachys
Origin: Introduced
Carex albonigra
Origin: Native
Carex amplifolia
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington;
Origin: Native
Carex angustata
Origin: Native
Carex anthoxanthea
Origin: Native
Carex aperta
Origin: Native
Carex aquatilis
Origin: Native
• var. aquatilis
• var. dives
Carex arcta
Origin: Native
Carex atherodes
Origin: Native
Carex athrostachya
Origin: Native
Carex atrosquama
Origin: Native
Carex aurea
Origin: Native
Carex backii
Origin: Native
Carex bebbii
Origin: Native
Carex bolanderi
Origin: Native
Carex brevior
Origin: Native
Carex breweri
Origin: Native
Carex brunnescens
Origin: Native
• ssp. brunnescens
Carex buchananii
Origin: Introduced
Carex buxbaumii
Origin: Native
Carex californica
Origin: Native
Carex canescens
Origin: Native
• ssp. canescens
Carex capillaris
Origin: Native
Carex capitata
Origin: Native
Carex chordorrhiza
Origin: Native
Carex circinata
Origin: Native
Carex comosa
Origin: Native
Carex concinnoides
Origin: Native
Carex cordillerana
Origin: Native
Carex crawei
Origin: Native
Carex crawfordii
Origin: Native
Carex cusickii
Origin: Native
Carex davyi
Origin: Native
Carex deflexa
Origin: Native
• var. boottii
Carex densa
Origin: Native
Carex deweyana
Origin: Native
• var. deweyana
Carex diandra
Origin: Native
Carex disperma
Origin: Native
Carex divulsa
Origin: Introduced
• ssp. leersii
Carex douglasii
Origin: Native
Carex eburnea
Origin: Native
Carex echinata
Origin: Native
• ssp. echinata
• ssp. phyllomanica
Carex engelmannii
Origin: Native
Carex exsiccata
Origin: Native
Carex feta
Origin: Native
Carex filifolia
Origin: Native
• var. filifolia
Carex flava
Origin: Native
Carex fracta
Origin: Native
Carex geyeri
Origin: Native
Carex gynocrates
Origin: Native
Carex halliana
Origin: Native
Carex hassei
Origin: Native
Carex haydeniana
Origin: Native
Carex hendersonii
Origin: Native
Carex heteroneura
Origin: Native
Carex hoodii
Origin: Native
Carex hystericina
Origin: Native
Carex illota
Origin: Native
Carex infirminervia
Origin: Native
Carex inops
Origin: Native
• ssp. inops
Carex integra
Origin: Native
Carex interior
Origin: Native
Carex interrupta
Origin: Native
Carex jonesii
Origin: Native
Carex kelloggii
Origin: Native
• var. impressa
• var. kelloggii
• var. limnophila
Carex kobomugi
Origin: Introduced
Carex lacustris
Origin: Native
Carex laeviculmis
Origin: Native
Carex lasiocarpa
Origin: Native
Carex leporina
Origin: Native
Carex leporinella
Origin: Native
Carex leptalea
Origin: Native
Carex leptopoda
Origin: Native
Carex limosa
Origin: Native
Carex livida
Origin: Native
Carex longii
Origin: Introduced
Carex luzulina
Origin: Native
Carex lyngbyei
Origin: Native
Carex macloviana
Origin: Native
Carex macrocephala
Origin: Native
Carex macrochaeta
Origin: Native
Carex magellanica
Origin: Native
• ssp. irrigua
Carex media
Origin: Native
Carex mertensii
Origin: Native
Carex micropoda
Origin: Native
Carex microptera
Origin: Native
Carex nardina
Origin: Native
Carex nebrascensis
Origin: Native
Carex neurophora
Origin: Native
Carex nigricans
Origin: Native
Carex nudata
Origin: Native
Carex obnupta
Origin: Native
Carex obtusata
Origin: Native
Carex pachycarpa
Origin: Native
Carex pachystachya
Origin: Native
Carex pallescens
Origin: Introduced
Carex pansa
Origin: Native
Carex pauciflora
Origin: Native
Carex pellita
Origin: Native
Carex pendula
Origin: Introduced
Carex petasata
Origin: Native
Carex phaeocephala
Origin: Native
Carex pluriflora
Origin: Native
Carex praeceptorum
Origin: Native
Carex praegracilis
Origin: Native
Carex praticola
Origin: Native
Carex preslii
Origin: Native
Carex proposita
Origin: Native
Carex raynoldsii
Origin: Native
Carex retrorsa
Origin: Native
Carex rossii
Origin: Native
Carex rostrata
Origin: Native
Carex saxatilis
Origin: Native
Carex scirpoidea
Origin: Native
• ssp. pseudoscirpoidea
• ssp. scirpoidea
• ssp. stenochlaena
Carex scoparia
Origin: Native
Carex scopulorum
Origin: Native
• var. bracteosa
• var. prionophyllum
Carex sheldonii
Origin: Native
Carex siccata
Origin: Native
Carex simulata
Origin: Native
Carex spectabilis
Origin: Native
Carex stenoptila
Origin: Native
Carex stipata
Origin: Native
• var. stipata
Carex straminiformis
Origin: Native
Carex stylosa
Origin: Native
Carex subbracteata
Origin: Introduced
Carex subfusca
Origin: Native
Carex sychnocephala
Origin: Native
Carex sylvatica
Origin: Introduced
Carex tahoensis
Origin: Native
Carex tenera
Origin: Native
Carex tenuiflora
Origin: Native
Carex tribuloides
Origin: Introduced
• var. tribuloides
Carex tumulicola
Origin: Native
Carex unilateralis
Origin: Native
Carex utriculata
Origin: Native
Carex vallicola
Origin: Native
Carex vernacula
Origin: Native
Carex vesicaria
Origin: Native
Carex viridula
Origin: Native
• ssp. viridula
Carex vulpinoidea
Origin: Native
Carex zikae
Origin: Native
Cyperus acuminatus
Origin: Native
Cyperus bipartitus
Origin: Native
Cyperus diandrus
Origin: Introduced
Cyperus eragrostis
Origin: Introduced
Cyperus erythrorhizos
Origin: Native
Cyperus esculentus
Origin: Native
• var. leptostachyus
Cyperus fuscus
Origin: Introduced
Cyperus lupulinus
Origin: Native
• ssp. lupulinus
Cyperus lupulinus × Cyperus schweinitzii
Origin: Native
Cyperus odoratus
Origin: Introduced
Cyperus schweinitzii
Distribution: Occurring in scattered locations across Washington;
Origin: Native east Cascades, introduced in Seattle, WA
Cyperus squarrosus
Origin: Native
Cyperus strigosus
Origin: Native
Dulichium arundinaceum
Origin: Native
Eleocharis acicularis
Origin: Native
Eleocharis bella
Origin: Native
Eleocharis bolanderi
Origin: Native
Eleocharis coloradoensis
Origin: Native
Eleocharis engelmannii
Origin: Native
Eleocharis erythropoda
Origin: Native
Eleocharis geniculata
Origin: Native
Eleocharis macrostachya
Origin: Native
Eleocharis mamillata
Origin: Native
• ssp. mamillata
Eleocharis obtusa
Origin: Native
Eleocharis ovata
Origin: Native
Eleocharis palustris
Origin: Native
Eleocharis parvula
Origin: Native
Eleocharis quinqueflora
Origin: Native
Eleocharis rostellata
Origin: Native
Eleocharis suksdorfiana
Origin: Native
Eleocharis uniglumis
Origin: Native
Eriophorum angustifolium
Origin: Native
• ssp. angustifolium
Eriophorum chamissonis
Origin: Native
Eriophorum gracile
Origin: Native
Eriophorum virginicum
Origin: Introduced
Eriophorum viridicarinatum
Origin: Native
Isolepis cernua
Origin: Native
Isolepis setacea
Origin: Introduced
Kobresia myosuroides
Origin: Native
Lipocarpha aristulata
Origin: Native
Lipocarpha micrantha
Origin: Native
Lipocarpha occidentalis
Origin: Native
Rhynchospora alba
Origin: Native
Schoenoplectus acutus
Origin: Native
Schoenoplectus americanus
Origin: Native
Schoenoplectus heterochaetus
Origin: Native
Schoenoplectus ×kuekenthalianus
Origin: Native
Schoenoplectus mucronatus
Origin: Introduced
Schoenoplectus pungens
Origin: Native
Schoenoplectus saximontanus
Origin: Native
Schoenoplectus subterminalis
Origin: Native
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Origin: Native
Schoenoplectus triqueter
Origin: Introduced
Scirpus atrocinctus
Origin: Native
Scirpus cyperinus
Origin: Introduced
Scirpus microcarpus
Origin: Native
Scirpus pallidus
Origin: Native
Trichophorum cespitosum
Origin: Native
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