Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Cyperaceae: Sedge family Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Cyperales Family: Cyperaceae Genera Cyperus Eleocharis The Family Cyperaceae, or the Sedge Family, is a monocot flowering plant family. Many of these plants superficially resemble grasses. The water chestnut, Eleocharis dulcis, is a sedge. It is called in French liseron d'eau, but is neither a liseron nor a chestnut. In Chinese it is called ma-ti, which means horsekick. Papyrus, the ancient Egyptian writing material was made out of the sedge, Cyperus papyrus. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.