| Carex balansae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. balansae |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex balansae Franch. | |
| Carex balansae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. balansae |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex balansae Franch. | |
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus Carex with over 2,000 species.
Carex is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges. Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called true sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology.
Delarbrea balansae is a species of flowering plant of family Myodocarpaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. It has previously been classified as the sole member of genus Pseudosciadium, but molecular and morphological studies point to its inclusion in the genus Delarbrea.
Carex vesicaria is an essentially Holarctic species of sedge known as bladder sedge, inflated sedge, and blister sedge. It has been used to insulate footwear in Norway and among the Sami people, and for basketry in North America.
Oxera balansae is a New Caledonian flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It was first formally named in 1906. Little is known about its population size; it is known from scattered locations on Grande Terre, Pine Island, and Lifou. It is listed as an Endangered species on the IUCN Red List due to its limited distribution and habitat loss and degradation by agriculture, rusa deer, and uncontrolled fires.
Carex viridula, known as little green sedge, green sedge, or greenish sedge, is a small flowering plant native to North America, Europe, Asia, and Morocco.
Lepidaploa balansae is a species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay.
Salvia balansae a perennial plant species of the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Algeria.
Carex tetanica is a species of sedge and is native to the US and Canada
Carex vacillans is a species of sedge.
Carex vestita is a species of sedge.
Carex virescens is a species of sedge and is native to Canada and the US.
Carex xerantica is a species of sedge.
Carex × biharica is a species of sedge and is native to Europe.
Carex × evoluta is a species of sedge and is native to Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Russia, Norway, Poland, Romania, and Sweden.
Carex × felixii is a species of sedge and is native to France, Italy, Estonia, latvia, and Lithuania.
Carex × helvola is a species of sedge and is native to Austria, Finland, France, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Maine, New Brunswick, Norway, Quebec, Sweden, and Yukon.
Carex × involuta is a species of sedge and is native to Europe.
Carex × knieskernii is a species of sedge and is native to Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Ontaio, Quebec, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
Pandanus balansae a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is native to New Caledonia.