Scientific or common name:

Kobresia simpliciuscula (Wahlenb.) Mack.

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CYPERACEAE - Sedge family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Kobresia simpliciuscula (Wahlenb.) Mack.
Nomencl. ref.: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 50: 349 (1923)
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Simple bog sedge
English name: false sedge
Italian name: Cobresia semplice

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Grown habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Carex bipartita All.
= Kobresia bipartita (All.) Dalla Torre
= Kobresia simpliciuscula (Wahlenb.) Mack. var. americana Duman

Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Kobresia simpliciuscula (Wahlenb.) Mack. var. americana Duman

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Kobresia
Species:

1) Kobresia bellardii (All.) K. Koch 2) Kobresia bellardii (All.) K. Koch var. macrocarpa (Clokey ex Mack.) Harrington 3) Kobresia bipartita (All.) Dalla Torre 4) Kobresia elachycarpa (Fernald) Fernald 5) Kobresia hyperborea A.E. Porsild 6) Kobresia hyperborea A.E. Porsild var. alaskana Duman 7) Kobresia macrocarpa Clokey ex Mack. 8) Kobresia myosuroides (Vill.) Fiori 9) Kobresia schoenoides (C.A. Mey.) Steud. p.p. 10) Kobresia schoenoides (C.A. Mey.) Steud. var. lepagei (Duman) B. Boivin 11) Kobresia sibirica (Turcz. ex Ledeb.) Boeckeler 12) Kobresia simpliciuscula (Wahlenb.) Mack. 13) Kobresia simpliciuscula (Wahlenb.) Mack. var. americana Duman

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AK, CO, ID, MT, OR, UT, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, YT), DEN (GL)


Map for Kobresia simpliciuscula (Wahlenb.) Mack.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Cyperaceae)
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1) Abildgaardia (sedge) 2) Amphiscirpus (bulrush) 3) Baeothryon (bulrush) 4) Blysmopsis (bulrush) 5) Blysmus (bulrush) 6) Bolboschoenus (bulrush) 7) Bulbostylis (hairsedge) 8) Carex (sedge) 9) Chaetocyperus (spikerush) 10) Cladium (sawgrass) 11) Cymophyllus 12) Cyperus (flatsedge) 13) Dichromena (beaksedge) 14) Dulichium 15) Eleocharis (spikerush) 16) Elyna (bog sedge) 17) Eriophorum (cottongrass) 18) Fimbristylis (fimbry) 19) Fuirena (umbrella-sedge) 20) Gahnia (sawsedge) 21) Heleocharis (spikerush) 22) Hemicarpha (halfchaff sedge) 23) Holoschoenus (bulrush) 24) Hymenochaeta (bulrush) 25) Hypolytrum 26) Isolepis (bulrush) 27) Juncellus (flatsedge) 28) Kobresia (bog sedge) 29) Kyllinga (spikesedge) 30) Lagenocarpus 31) Lepironia 32) Leucocoma (bulrush) 33) Lipocarpha (halfchaff sedge) 34) Machaerina (twigrush) 35) Mapania 36) Mariscus (sawgrass) 37) Morelotia 38) Oncostylis (hairsedge) 39) Oreobolus 40) Oxycaryum (bulrush) 41) Psilocarya (beaksedge) 42) Pycreus (flatsedge) 43) Remirea (beachstar) 44) Rhynchospora (beaksedge) 45) Schoenoplectus (bulrush) 46) Schoenus (bogrush) 47) Scirpodendron 48) Scirpoides (bulrush) 49) Scirpus (bulrush) 50) Scleria (nutrush) 51) Stenophyllus (hairsedge) 52) Torulinium (flatsedge) 53) Trichophorum (bulrush) 54) Trichophyllum (spikerush) 55) Uncinia (birdcatching sedge) 56) Websteria (algal bulrush)

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Common names (Kobresia)
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1) Bellardi bog sedge (Kobresia myosuroides) 2) Dioecious sedge (Kobresia elachycarpa) 3) Siberian bog sedge (Kobresia sibirica) 4) Simple bog sedge (Kobresia simpliciuscula)

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More species:
1) Kobresia simpliciuscula (Wahlenb.) Mack. var. americana Duman [92]
2) Kochia alata Bates [285]
3) Kochia americana S. Watson [174]
4) Kochia aphylla R. Br. [159]
5) Kochia californica S. Watson [171]
6) Kochia hyssopifolia (Pall.) Schrad. [143]
7) Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. [242]
8) Kochia vestita (S. Watson) Rydb. [143]
9) Koeleria gracilis Pers. [237]
10) Koellia beadlei Small [149]

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