Included in this key are only those species found in the area surveyed at Buttermilk Falls State Park.

 

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Vascular Plants of the Gorge at
Buttermilk Falls State Park (Ithaca, NY)

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Graminoids (Sedges)
 
Stems of the plant are triangular in cross-section.

Does an inflorescence radiate at the top of the stem
from a central point, each inflorescence on a long
 stalk, and subtended by very long, leafy bracts?
Are the individual florets bisexual or unisexual?
(Click one of the pictures below that corresponds to your choice.)
   

Inflorescences radiate from
the top of stems from
a central point, each
inflorescence on a long
stalk and subtended
by very long, leafy bracts.
Florets are bisexual (with
both pistils and stamens).
(Cyperus)
   
Inflorescences are not
as described above.
Florets are unisexual,
with pistillate (female) and
 staminate (male) florets
partially enclosed in
separate scales.
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