Cyperaceae
174 species
Grass-like sedges with triangular stems; abundant in wetlands; includes papyrus and nutgrass species.
Actinoscirpus grossus
Giant bulrush, Greater club-rush
Edible: Roots, Tubers
Actinoscirpus grossus var. kysoor
Edible: Tubers, Roots
Amphiscirpus nevadensis
Nevada bulrush, Great basin bulrush
Edible: Root
Bolboschoenus caldwellii
Sea club rush, Marsh club rush, Seaside bulrush
Edible: Tuber, Rhizome, Root, Seeds
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
Marsh club rush, River bulrush, Kukuraho, Purua grass
Edible: Tuber, Root, Stems
Bolboschoenus glaucus
Edible: Rhizomes, Root
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Sea club-rush, Seaside bulrush
Edible: Root, Tuber, Stem
Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. paludosus
Bayonet grass, Alakali bullrush
Edible: Pollen, Root, Nutlets
Bolboschoenus medianus
Sea club rush
Edible: Rhizomes, Roots
Bolboschoenus planiculmis
Bolboschoenus robustus
Alkali bulrush
Edible: Tubers, Root
Bulbostylis barbata
Water grass
Edible: Seeds, Cereal, Root
Bulbostylis hispidula
Edible: Seeds
Carex acutiformis
Swamp sedge
Edible: Root, Seeds
Carex alopecuroides
Carex aquatilis
Water sedge, Sitka sedge
Carex arenaria
Sand sedge
Edible: Root, Seeds
Carex baccans
Carex brizoides
Edible: Root, Seeds
Carex buxbaumii
Edible: Root, Seeds
Carex cruciata
Sodomplapa
Edible: Stem
Carex dispalata
Edible: Root, Seeds
Carex disticha
Edible: Root, Seeds
Carex elata
Tufted sedge
Edible: Root, Seeds, Leaves, Stems
Carex filicina
Edible: Nutslets
Carex graeffeana
Carex hirta
Edible: Root, Seeds
Carex kobomugi
Kobomugi sedge
Edible: Root, Seeds
Carex macrocephala
Edible: Root, Seeds
Carex nubigena
Edible: Root, Seeds
Carex paniculata
Edible: Root, Seeds
Carex pensylvanica
Edible: ?
Carex riparia
Great Pond Sedge
Edible: Root, Seeds
Carex rostrata
Bearded sedge, Beaked sedge
Edible: Root, Seeds
Carex sp.
Carex stramentitia
Edible: Seeds
Carex utriculata
Northwest Territory sedge
Edible: Root, Seeds
Cladium mariscus
Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass
Edible: Leaves
Cladium mariscus subsp. jamaicense
Saw grass
Edible: Shoots
Courtoisina assimilis
Edible: Rhizomes, Root, Culms, Leaves
Cyperus alatus
Edible: Bulbs
Cyperus alopecuroides
Mat sedge
Edible: Tubers, Oil, Bulb, Vegetable, Root
Cyperus alternifolius
Chesa, Chetsa
Edible: Plant - salt
Cyperus amauropus
Edible: Bulb
Cyperus aristatus
Edible: Root, Tuber
Cyperus articulatus
Guinea rush, Jointed flatsedge
Edible: Tubers, Root, Rhizomes
Cyperus assimilis
Edible: Stems, Root, Tuber
Cyperus aucheri
Edible: Culms
Cyperus bulbocaulis
Cyperus bulbosus
Bush onions, Onion grass, Nut grass
Edible: Bulb, Tubers, Root
Cyperus capensis
Edible: Root
Cyperus commixtus
Edible: Leaves
Cyperus compressus
Poorland flatsedge
Edible: Rhizomes, Root, Tuber
Cyperus congestus
Edible: Tubers, Bulb, Root, Leaves
Cyperus diffusus
Ilat, Rice sedge
Edible: Tubers, Root
Cyperus digitatus subsp. auricomus
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Cyperus distans
Piedmont Flatsedge
Edible: Root, Tuber, Rhizome, Ash - salt
Cyperus dubius
Cyperus edulis
Edible: Tubers, Root
Cyperus eragrostis
Edible: Tubers, Tubers - coffee, Root
Cyperus erectus
Cyperus erythrorhizos
Redroot Flatsedge
Cyperus esculentus
Yellow Nutsedge, Tiger nut
Edible: Tubers, Oil, Bulb, Vegetable, Root, Coffee
Cyperus exaltatus
Edible: Ash - salt
Cyperus fendlerianus
Fendler's flatsedge
Edible: Root, Tuber
Cyperus flabelliformis
Edible: Ash - salt
Cyperus fulgens
Umbrella sedge
Edible: Tubers, Bulb, Corms, Root
Cyperus giolii
Edible: Rhizomes, Root
Cyperus grandibulbosus
Edible: Root, Bulbs
Cyperus haspan
Dwarf papyrus
Edible: Tubers, Ash - salt, Root
Cyperus hemisphaericus
Edible: Rhizomes, Root, Bulb
Cyperus hortensis
Edible: Root ?, Bulb ?
Cyperus indecorus
Edible: Bulb
Cyperus jeminicus
Edible: Leaves, Tubers, Root
Cyperus koyaliensis
Edible: Pith
Cyperus laevigatus
Smooth flatsedge
Edible: Ash - salt
Cyperus ligularis
Bizzibizzi, Razorgrass
Edible: Stem base
Cyperus longibracteatus
Edible: Vegetable
Cyperus longus
Galingale, Sweet galingale
Edible: Roots, Tubers, Spice, Fruit
Cyperus macrostachyos
Edible: Stems
Cyperus maculatus
Edible: Rhizomes, Culms, Tubers, Stems, Root
Cyperus marginatus
Edible: Stem
Cyperus melanospermus
Cyperus metzii
Asian spikesedge
Cyperus mitis
Cyperus odoratus
Fragrant or rusty flatsedge
Cyperus papyrus
Papyrus sedge
Edible: Rhizome, Root, Culms, Stems, Shoots, Vegetable, Spice
Cyperus rigidifolius
Gicha
Edible: Stolon
Cyperus rotundus
Nut Grass, Purple Nutsedge
Edible: Tubers, Seeds, Roots, Rhizomes, Culms
Cyperus rotundus subsp. tuberosus
Edible: Tubers, Culms, Root
Cyperus schweinitzii
Flatsedge
Edible: Root, Tubers
Cyperus setigerus
Lean flatsedge
Edible: Root, Tubers, Stem base
Cyperus sexangularis
Edible: Stem
Cyperus sphaerospermus
Edible: Stem
Cyperus squarrosus
Awned cyperus, Bearded flatsedge
Edible: Tubers, Roots
Cyperus subumbellatus
Edible: Rhizome - flavouring, Rhizome, Root
Cyperus textilis
Edible: Stem, Roots
Cyperus trialatus
Edible: Shoots
Cyperus usitatus
Boesman uintjie
Edible: Bulb, Tuber, Root
Cyperus victoriensis
Bush onion, Yelka
Edible: Tuber, Rhizome, Root
Desmoschoenus spiralis
Golden sand sedge
Edible: Shoots
Eleocharis dulcis
Edible spike rush, Chinese water-chestnut
Edible: Tubers, Corms, Vegetable, Roots
Eleocharis elegans
Edible: Root
Eleocharis kuroguwai
Wild water chestnut
Edible: Corms, Root, Vegetable
Eleocharis pachycarpa
Edible: Root ?
Eleocharis palustris - (L.)Roem.&Schult.
Common Spike-Rush, Common spikerush
Edible: Sap
Eleocharis quinqueflora
Edible: Tubers, Root
Eleocharis sphacelata
Tall spike rush
Edible: Stem starch, Rhizome, Root
Eleocharis subvivipara
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Eriophorum angustifolium
Tall Cotton grass
Edible: Root, Corm, Stem
Eriophorum gracile
Cotton grass
Edible: Root, Stem
Fimbristylis eremophila
Fringe rush
Edible: Seeds
Fimbristylis kysoor
Edible: Root
Fimbristylis oxystachya
Fringe rush
Edible: Seeds
Fimbristylis tristachya var. subbispicata
Sedge, Pond onion
Edible: Shoots, Roots
Fuirena umbellata
Edible: Tubers, Root, Ash - salt
Gahnia aspera
Red-fruit Saw-sedge, Saw-leaf sedge
Edible: Leaf base, Seeds
Gahnia grandis
Saw-sedge, Cutting grass
Edible: Leaf base, Seeds
Gahnia sieberiana
Red-fruit Saw-sedge, Ginger nut sedge
Edible: Leaf base, Seeds
Hypolytrum nemorum
Kyllinga alba
Edible: Roots - flavouring, Bulb, Preservative
Kyllinga erecta
Great kyllingia
Edible: Stem base, Bulb, Rhizomes - flavouring, Root
Kyllinga polyphylla
Edible: Plant - tea
Kyllinga pumila
Edible: Rhizome, Root, Rhizome - flavouring
Kyllinga squamulata
Edible: Culms - flavouring
Machaerina articulata
Machaerina sinclairii
Tuahara
Edible: Pith
Machaerina tenax
Mariscus alternifolius
Edible: Tuber, Culm base, Rhizome, Root
Mariscus cylindristachyus
Edible: Stem base, Bulb
Mariscus dregeanus
Pycreus macrostachyos
Edible: Rhizomes, Root
Pycreus nitidus
Edible: Ash - salt, Caution
Schoenoplectiella mucronata
Bog bulrush, Rice bulrush
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Schoenoplectus acutus
Hardstem Bulrush
Edible: Leaves, Roots, Seeds
Schoenoplectus americanus
American bulrush
Edible: Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem
Schoenoplectus californicus
California bullrush, Southern bulrush
Edible: Rhizome, Root, Stem
Schoenoplectus californicus tatora - (C.A.Mey.)
Totora
Edible: Root, Stem
Schoenoplectus corymbosus var. brachyceras
Marjasina
Edible: Culm tips
Schoenoplectus dissachanthus
Edible: Seeds, Nutslets
Schoenoplectus lacustris
Great bulrush, Club-rush, Roundstem bulrush
Edible: Leaves, Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem, Rhizomes
Schoenoplectus laevis
Edible: Seeds
Schoenoplectus litoralis
River club-rushes
Edible: Rhizome, Root, Stem
Schoenoplectus pungens
Threesquare bulrush
Schoenoplectus scirpoides
Edible: Shoots, Rhizomes, Pollen, Seeds
Schoenoplectus subterminalis
Edible: Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
River club-rush, Soft-stemmed bulrush
Edible: Shoots, Stalks, Rhizomes, Tuber, Root
Scirpodendron ghaeri
Edible: Fruit, Nutlets
Scirpus acutus
Hard Stem Bulrush
Edible: Leaves, Pollen, Root, Seed, Shoots
Scirpus affinis
Edible: Root
Scirpus americanus
American Bulrush
Edible: Pollen, Root, Seed, Stem
Scirpus cyperinus
Wool grass, Cottongrass Bulrush
Edible: Seeds
Scirpus fluviatilis - (Torr.)A.Gray.
River Bulrush
Edible: Root, Stem
Scirpus lacustris
Bulrush
Edible: Leaves, Pollen, Root, Seed, Shoots, Stem
Scirpus littoralis
Edible: Roots, Tubers
Scirpus maritimus
Seaside Bulrush. Cosmopolitan Bulrush
Edible: Root, Seed
Scirpus microcarpus
Panicled bulrush
Edible: Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem
Scirpus nevadensis
Nevada Bulrush
Edible: Root
Scirpus paludosus
Bayonet Grass
Edible: Pollen, Root
Scirpus rosthornii
Edible: Seeds
Scirpus subterminalis
Water Bulrush
Edible: Pollen, Root, Seed, Stem
Scirpus sylvaticus
Wood club rush
Edible: Stem base, Leaves
Scirpus ternatanus
Edible: Seeds
Scirpus ternatus
Edible: Seed
Scirpus validus creber
Soft-Stem Bulrush
Edible: Leaves, Pollen, Root, Seed, Shoots
Scirpus validus subsp. creber
Glaucous Bulrush
Edible: Leaves, Pollen, Root, Seeds
Scleria biflora
Eelat
Edible: Plant
Scleria ciliaris
Nutrush
Edible: Fruit
Scleria pergracilis
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Scleria purpurascens
Edible: Leaves
Scleria scrobiculata
Nut rush
Edible: Tips, Fruit
Scleria terrestris
Scleria tessellata
Edible: Leaves
Scleria woodii
Edible: Fruit - spice, Seed - spice