Genus:
Scirpus
Life
> eukaryotes >
Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
>
Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants)
> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants) > Monocotyledons > Order:
Poales > Family: Cyperaceae
Four species are native to southern Africa. In addition,
Scirpus
lacustris (Clubrush) is cultivated in southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
Scirpus falsus
|
|
Scirpus ficinioides |
|
Scirpus pinguiculus |
|
Scirpus varius |
|
Species cultivated in southern Africa
|